Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned Pakistan cricket captainBabar Azam concerning the sexual harassment and torture allegations made bya woman named Hamiza Mukhtar.——————————
Originally Babar was supposed to appear before Cyber Crime Circle thisweek, but his request of postponing the hearing due to his hectic schedulehas been accepted, and he will appear next week.
Hamiza had accused Azam of sexual abuse in a press conference two monthsago, claiming that she was the neighbor and old school mate of theincumbent Pakistan cricket team captain. Hamiza had accused Babar of havingtricked her into love and tortured her when she asked for marriage.
Hamiza’s allegations against Babar Azam were deemed false by theInvestigative Officer (IO). The report stated that Hamiza was unable toprovide concrete evidence of her allegations. The report requested thesession court to wrap up the complaint.——————————
Babar Azam’s counsel argued that Hamiza had been blackmailing their clientsince 2016, without providing any evidence. They added that Babar is anational hero, and this is a ploy to drag down his name.
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Hamiza said that she has already filed five petitions in court againstBabar Azam, and she will fight until she gets justice.
Babar Azam is expected to lead the Pakistan team in the upcoming seriesagainst South Africa and is hopeful of wrapping up this controversy beforestarting preparations for the series.
