Committee Formed To Probe Escape Of MPA From Sub-Jail: Barrister Saif
Muhammad Irfan Published April 23, 2022 | 04:15 PM
Advisor to Chief Minister on Information and Public Relation Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif Saturday said that the provincial government has formed a high-level committee to probe the escape incident of MPA Faisal Zaman from Sub-Jail Peshawar
PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Apr, 2022 ) :Advisor to Chief Minister on Information and Public Relation Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif Saturday said that the provincial government has formed a high-level committee to probe the escape incident of MPA Faisal Zaman from Sub-Jail Peshawar.
In a statement issued here, Barrister Saif said the committee has started work from today and will probe the incident soon.
He said that MPA Faisal Zaman was on trial for murder and was brought to Peshawar by production order for the assembly session and was kept in the MPA hostel as it was declared a sub-jail.
He said Faisal Zaman was to be shifted to Abbottabad Jail on Sunday but one day ago he managed to escape good from sub-jail.
Barrister Saif said that efforts were underway to arrest Faisal Zaman after his escape, adding the Home department and other agencies were using all available resources to trace him.
The FIA was alerted not to allow him to flee abroad, Barrister Saif said.
Police have also registered an FIR involved in the incident and all perpetrators will be prosecuted, Barrister Saif added.
It is worth mentioning here that Faisal Zaman has won the election as Independent candidate from PK-42 Haripur 3 in the general elections. He is facing charges of murdering his opponent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Tahir Iqbal and his driver Sardar Gul Nawaz and was arrested after his bail before arrest plea was turned down by a court.
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