Sonia blames probe team of harassment
Staff Report

ISLAMABAD—Sonia Naz has voiced strong protest over her physical search conducted on the occasion of her appearance before the 3-member committee constituted under the directives of the Supreme Court of Pakistan to probe into case and demanded for initiation of action against two members of the committee including SP Capt Abid Qadri and Capt Usman Khattak. Sonia Naz after appearance before the committee told the journalists “I appeared before 3-member committee led by DIG Aslam Tareen on Monday. First of all my mobile and tape recorder were snatched from me. Later two members of committee called two lady constables who took me to bath room located close to committee room and subjected me to physical search.
Giving details of the search move, she said that these lady constables put up vulgar and insulting questions. They striped me of my dupatta and veil. I protested against this inhuman treatment before the committee making it clear that I am not accused that I am being meted out inhuman and callous treatment.
“On my request Chief Justice has formulated this committee and it is I who is being harassed”, she told. I am being pressurized that I should withdraw the case against police officers Khalid Abdullah and Jamshaid Chisht, she added. She appealed to the Chief Justice to take suo motto notice of her physical search after stripping her of dupatta and veil. It may be recalled that earlier three inquiries were held but Sonia was not searched physically in such way. Moreover Civil Judge court has acquitted Sonia Naz with honour in national assembly entry case. National assembly speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain had directed deputy commissioner to take back the case.
Civil Judge Saleem Rana acquitted Sonia Naz from NA entry case after hearing the arguments of her counsel Tariq Jahangiri. Presenting the arguments in the court, Tariq Jahangiri said Sonia had entered into national assembly hoping to seek justice. She held a visitors pass issued by an MNA. She had entered into national assembly hall along with women law makers for sheer ignorance. Sonia Naz had displayed conspicuously the visiting card as well. Despite this fact, the security guard did not guide her. And she entered into hall barely for her ignorance, he pleaded.