LAHORE: A local court on Thursday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to file a case against Pakistan skipper Babar Azam related to harassment allegations.
The sessions court is hearing a plea filed by a woman named Hamiza Mukhtar, during which the FIA submitted its report on the case.
As per the report, Hamiza alleged that the skipper had blackmailed and threatened her, after which Azam was summoned. However, instead of the cricketer, his brother, Faisal Azam, appeared before the FIA.
The captain had sought time to reply, but he has not responded and neither has he recorded his statement with the FIA, the report said, adding: “It appears that he is guilty.”
Following the submission of the report, the additional session judge directed FIA to launch a complaint against Azam and take action against him in line with the law.
In January, the Lahore High Court (LHC) had suspended a session court order directing the police to register a case against Azam on a complaint.
Last year in November, Hamiza, hailing from Lahore, levelled violence and sexual abuse allegations against Azam. “When I asked him to marry me, he tortured me,” she had said.
