LAHORE – A local court has dismissed an application of a woman who accusedPakistan’s skipper Babar Azam of harassment and blackmailing.

A report by officials was submitted in the court of Lahore’s additionaldistrict and sessions Judge Abid Raza Khan on Saturday in connection withthe ‘harassment petition’ filed by Hamiza Mukhtar, seeking direction torestrain police from ‘harassing and blackmailing’ her and her familymembers.

Mukhtar, 24, claims to be a former girlfriend of the national cricketcaptain.

The police report revealed that “neither petitioner Hamiza nor her familymembers were blackmailed and harassed by police at the behest of BabarAzam’s family. So the allegation levelled by her to the extent of‘harassing, blackmailing and pressuring’ is proved false”.

The judge also disposed of the petition, directing the respondents – BabarAzam’s family members and Defense-A police – to “follow the law as nobodyis above the law and remain within the four corners of law and not to causeundue and unlawful harassment to the petitioner”.

The order further added, “it is the fundamental right of every citizen ofPakistan to be dealt with in accordance with law under article 4 of theConstitution of Pakistan. Article 14 of the Constitution of Pakistanprotects the dignity of privacy of man. Article 25 of the Constitution ofPakistan provides that all citizens are equal before the law and areentitled to equal protection of the law. Article 9 of the Constitution ofPakistan protects the life and liberty of the citizen. However, thisdirection shall have no effect on the legal action against the petitioner”.

In her petition, the woman had maintained that Babar had illicit relationswith her and she became pregnant. She said the player forced her to abortafter the promise of marriage. The petitioner annexed her medical documentsas evidence.

Reports in local media suggest the woman has also filed another petiton ofrape and false promise of marriage filed in the court, and a hearing is setfor December 14.