LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) barred police and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from harassing Sofia Mirza, ex-wife of Umer Farooq Zahoor. Umer Farooq Zahoor’s ex-wife filed an application in LHC against him. Inspector General Punjab, Capital City Police officer Lahore and Director General Federal Investigation Agency were named as parties by Sofia Mirza.

Sofia pleaded with court to order police and FIA from harassing her. Sofia in her plea in LHC stated that police and FIA are ‘harassing’ her at behest of Umer Farooq, her ex-husband as she has filed case against him for custody of children. Chaudhry Adnan, Mirza’s counsel said his client is being pressurized for withdrawal from case. At outset of hearing, SHO Kevlary Police Station in his reply submitted in LHC stated that police is not harassing Sofia Mirza nor it has received any complaint against her. Court while ordering police and FIA not to harass complainant in future dismissed her plea.

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 06 2022

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