KARACHI – The Sindh High Court (SHC) has summoned rights activist JibranNasir, who is contesting elections from NA-247, on July 16 for allegedlyspeaking against the security agencies of the country.
The high court on Friday issued a notice to Nasir following a petitionfiled by a voter from the NA-247 constituency seeking disqualification ofthe activist from the general elections set to be held on July 25.
In a tweet, Nasir stated that he has been served notice to appear beforethe court on July 16. “Forces intimidated by our struggle are filingfrivolous cases,” he added.
Talking to an English daily, Nasir vowed to appear before the court,besides dubbing the notice as an attempt to distract his election campaign.
“If the court gives weightage to such cases, I am not going to apologise tothe state and security agencies for it,” Nasir told Express Tribune. “Whatkind of examples would it set for other lawmakers if he is barred forcontesting elections under this petition?”
He further tweeted, “I take full responsibility and ownership of all andremarks made by me about any security agency. I will not retract on anyword as reminding institutions of their constitutional authority andcriticizing them for transgressions is no crime”.
The petitioner in the plea stated that Jibran “often provoked/incitedpeoples to make illegal protest against the Security Agencies of Pakistan”.
He added that the rights activist “once provoked the people and took themin the premises of Honorable High Court of Sindh in which he and hisaccompanies made slogans against the Security Agencies of Pakistan”.