SC summons Khawar Maneka in DPO Gondal transfer case

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday has summoned Khawar Farid Maneka in a case pertaining to the transfer of former District Police Officer (DPO) Pakpattan, Rizwan Gondal.

The court has also summoned Ahsan Jameel Gujjar, the son of a sitting PML-N, Iqbal Gujjar to the court.

During the hearing of a suo motu notice of the transfer of DPO following an alleged altercation with the former husband of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s wife, the top court expressed its dismay over the mechanism of transfer.

During the proceedings CJP remarked “What is this case? For the past five days, the whole nation has been discussing it.

Top judge continued that if the transfer was made on the request of the chief minister or the person sitting next to him then this was not his right.

The CJP also inquired where Jameel Gujjar and Khawar Maneka were.

CJP questioned that why was the DPO asked to visit Maneka’s house to apologize and why was he transferred at 1am in the night?”.

Justice Ijazul Ahsan remarked in clear terms that the court will not tolerate political interference or influence.

A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar had summoned the police bigwigs including Rizwan Umar Gondal, Inspector General Punjab Police and the Regional Police Officer in a personal capacity to court. Moreover, an inquiry officer has also been summoned along with his report on the matter.

The inquiry report has also been forwarded to IG Punjab. According to the report, Gondal was responsible for not conducting an inquiry against officers who misbehaved with Bushra Bibi’s ex-husband Khawar Maneka.

Further, the report stated that the DPO ‘twisted’ the matter and shared it on social media.

Reports of Gondal’s transfer stirred a controversy earlier this week, as reports were rife that the transfer was politically motivated.

IG Punjab, however, denied that Gondal was transferred owing to the Khawar Maneka controversy.

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