Arrest warrants of Mahmood Khan Achakzai suspended

Quetta: Chairman Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) Mahmood Khan Achakzai's arrest warrant has been suspended.

The Judicial Magistrate yesterday issued an arrest warrant for Mahmood Khan Achakzai, chairman of PMAP.

Today, the investigating officer informed the court that there has been a non-compliance of the warrant by the head of the Milli Awami Party.

The Judicial Magistrate suspended the arrest warrant of Mehmood Khan until the next hearing which has been set on May 31.

It is pertinent to note that the district administration registered a case against Mahmood Achakzai on March 11 for interfering in the official property. He was booked under section 448 and section 447 at Gwalmandi police station.

Earlier on March 3, 2024, the Quetta administration raided the residence of party chairman Mahmood, which was strongly condemned by the PMAP.

It was reported that the Quetta administration claimed to end Mahmood Khan Achakzai's illegal occupation of a portion of government-owned land.

Mehmood Khan Achakzai had contested the election as a presidential candidate against President Asif Ali Zardari.

The party alleged that the raid was carried out at Mehmood Achakzai's residence and was a response by "state institutions" to Mahmood Achakzai's recent speech in the National Assembly.

However, the Deputy Commissioner of Quetta, Saad Asad, said that the raid was carried out to recover a part of the land near Achakzai's residence.

Saad Asad had alleged that the reclaimed land (which has an area of 2.5 kanals) was surrounded by four walls and illegally occupied by Mehmood Achakzai.

He stated that revenue officials and law enforcement agencies had taken back the illegally occupied land and taken it into custody.

A committee headed by the Assistant Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) of Quetta was formed to identify illegal encroachments on land owned by the Balochistan government, after which the local administration called on the police and the revenue department yesterday. The raid was carried out in collaboration with the authorities.

A number of places were identified by the committee, including several public and private properties, which were allegedly illegally occupied by various people.

On March 4, Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto had condemned the raid on Mehmood Achakzai's house while addressing the assembly session.

Bilawal Bhutto said that due to this matter the presidential election is being controversial for no reason. He also appealed to take action against the alleged raid on Mehmood Achakzai's house.