SHC rejects Haleem Adil Sheikh's plea against anti-corruption

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Opposition Leader in Sindh Haleem Adil Sheikh’s plea against the anti-corruption department, ARY News reported.

Sheikh filed a plea against anti-corruption over misuse of its powers in cases against him, his family, and servants.

Alleging the anti-corruption department of acting as a tool for political victimization, Haleem Adil Sheikh in his plea said cases against him and his family members were registered over exposing rigging in the polls.

The Sindh High Court (SHC) rejected the plea and remarked, pleas of the same in nature had been filed in the high court before. The applicant should contact the relevant forum, if he has any issues, the bench remarked.

A case under land grabbing charges was registered against Opposition Leader in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil in Anti Encroachment police station Zone 2.

The FIR includes land grabbing sections and other charges.

According to the complaint, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader along with three other persons illegally occupied 40-acres of public land in the Northern Bypass area of Karachi.

According to the ACE officials, Haleem Adil is allegedly not joining the investigation and despite repetitive notices, he failed to appear before the ACE.