The Balochistan High Court (BHC) ordered on Monday the quashing of all cases registered against PTI Senator Azam Khan Swati across the province.
Justice Abdul Hameed Baloch issued the directives during a hearing on the petition filed by the senator’s son which sought to revoke multiple cases registered against the PTI leader in Balochistan.
The senior PTI leader was arrested last month, the second time the senator was taken into custody by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in less than two months over controversial tweets about senior military leaders. He was arrested after the FIA booked him in a case registered under Section 20 of the Prevention of Electronic Crime Act 2016 (Peca), which deals with offences against the dignity of a person.
He was also nominated in multiple FIRs registered in Balochistan and Sindh for using “derogatory language” and “provoking the people against the army”.
As many as eight cases were filed against Swati in Balochistan. Among them, three were recently filed in Winder, Bela, and Chaman.
The BHC had on Dec 6 ordered police not to register more cases on the same charges against Swati and sought details of all cases registered so far against the PTI leader in the province.
During the hearing today, Swati’s counsel Naseebullah Tareen appeared on behalf of the senator’s son.
After reviewing the petition, the court ordered authorities to quash all cases registered against the senator in Balochistan.
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