Court reserves verdict on PIMS FIR plea

An Additional District and Sessions Court has decided to reserve its verdict following arguments presented in a petition requesting the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) related to the PIMS incident. The petition was filed by lawyer Riaz Hanif Rahi before Additional District and Sessions Judge Raja Asif Mehmood.

Rahi argued that the PIMS incident was known to the entire world and resulted in the loss of precious lives. He questioned the legality of the government's decision to form an inquiry committee, stating that such a committee lacked legal status without approval from the federal cabinet. Rahi also mentioned that the compensation for the deceased children was set at Rs5 million, while a nurse had received a Rs10 million reward. He alleged that the police were following government policy rather than adhering to the law.

The judge inquired if a similar petition had been filed before another court, to which Rahi responded that no such petition had been filed, although five writ petitions had been moved concerning the matter. Judge Mehmood requested Rahi to provide the numbers of all five petitions and assured that he would issue an order on his application.