Court grants bail to suspects after truce between Azam Swati's son, respondents

ISLAMABAD: A judicial magistrate in Islamabad on Tuesday granted bail to suspects in a case filed by Federal Minister Azam Swati’s son following a truce between the two parties.

A day earlier, police had arrested a few people after Swati’s son lodged a complaint in Chak Shehzad Police Station against them regarding an incident at his farmhouse. The complaint led to the transfer of Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jan Muhammad — a matter which the Supreme Court has taken suo motu notice of.

According to Geo News, Swati’s son and the respondents in the case had a truce following which the magistrate accepted the bail plea of the suspects and ordered their release.

Azam Swati has nothing to do with the matter: son

Speaking to the media after the release of the suspects, the federal minister’s son, Usman, said, “Azam Swati has nothing to do with this matter.”

Responding to a question regarding the terms of the truce, Usman said, “This is a simple matter regarding a fight between two families. The family of one of our employees and these people [suspects] had a fight.”

“A case was lodged on my complaint as I reached the site of the incident. Neither my family nor I having anything to do with the fight and my only fault is that I became the complainant and did not put forward my employees’ names,” he added.

He further said, “I have nothing to do with the case which is being heard in the Supreme Court.”

The Supreme Court on Monday suspended a notification regarding the transfer of Islamabad IGP after officials said he was transferred on the verbal orders of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The top court was hearing the case of the Islamabad IGP's transfer after Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar took suo motu notice.

IGP Muhammad was transferred on October 27 after he allegedly refused action on a complaint by Federal Minister Azam Khan Swati's son regarding an incident at the farmhouse which, the minister claims, led to three of his employees being injured.