President writes to PM, CJP to address Murad Saeed's complaint

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday wrote letters to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial seeking to address former federal minister Murad Saeed’s claims of life threats.

The president highlighted that Mr Murad had been forced by law enforcement agencies to leave Swat along with family after he raised the issue of deteriorating security situation in Malakand. The letter also mentioned that a bogus First Information Report (FIR) was registered against the PTI leader regarding some untoward incidents occurred at Medina city.

The letter underscored that these acts were not line with the basic rights protected under Articles 9, 13, 14, and 15 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Earlier, Mr Saeed wrote a letter to the president to inform him about “threat to my life”.

Mr Saeed claimed that plans were being made since August to assassinate him. Therefore, he said, the regional police asked him to cancel the visit to Dir and Bajaur.

“I criticised the failure of the law-enforcement agencies and raised questions over their performance as a result of which my family has been facing intimidation,” he stated.

Mr Murad added that since the dissolution of the PTI government in the centre, fake cases had been registered against him.

“I have a firm belief that life and death are in the hand of Allah Almighty,” he stated. He requested the president to take notice and action, reminding him that similar complaints by slain journalist Arshad Sharif went unnoticed.