Pakistan’s former interior minister Sheikh Rashid goes missing, Lahore High Court gives Rawalpindi Police one week time to recover him

Former Interior Minister of Pakistan and founder of Awami Muslim League (AML), Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has gone missing.

 

He was reportedly detained from his residence by “plain clothes men”, his lawyer Sardar Abdul Razzak Khan had said on September 17. Rashid’s nephew Sheikh Shakir and houseworker Sheikh Imran had also been arrested and taken to an “undisclosed location”, according to the lawyer, as reported by Dawn.

 

On September 26, Rasheed’s lawyer argued before the court that his client was arrested by the Rawalpindi police, the latter denied having the politician in their custody. However, police informed the court, “Sheikh Rashid’s nephew and worker have come back.”

 

The court then warned the police that a case would be filed against the senior superintendent of police (operations), the deputy superintendent of police and four station house officers who has crossed limits and were allegedly involved in Rashid’s arrest, reported Dawn.

 

The court had then directed the police to locate Rashid’s whereabouts and asked the law enforcement agency to make an all-out effort for his recovery. The court ordered the Police to recover the AML chief within a week and present him before the court.

 

 

“After arresting him from his home, Sheikh Rashid was taken to the Golra Sharif intelligence office. There are videos present of transferring him to the Golra intelligence office.”, reported by Dawn.