ISLAMABAD – Former Senate chairman Nayyar Hussain Bukhari was booked in a case after he slapped a policeman over snap-checking in Islamabad.
According to a private TV channel, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Bukhari arrived at a local court where a police guard at the entrance wanted to conduct his snap checking. Irked by the act, Bukhari slapped the police official and barged into the court, it was reported.
“Don’t you know who am I?” Bukhari said, according to an eyewitness. Islamabad Inspector General of Police Tariq Masood ordered Bukhari’s arrest after police registered a first information report (FIR) against him in F-8 police station of Islamabad.
Later, talking to media the PPP leader said the man had no authority to stop him he as was dressed in civilian clothing. “He had no right to stop me. He looked like a civilian because he was dressed as one,” Bukhari said, adding: “I will take further decision on how to deal with the situtaion after looking into the FIR.”
In a separate development, Inspector General Tariq Masood has ordered Bukhari’s arrest after the police registered an FIR against him here at the F-8 police station. Masood said that police personnel sacrificed their lives for safety of VIPs and should not be treated the way Bukhari did.
Bukhari is a senior PPP leader from Islamabad and served as the Senate chairman from March 2012 to March 2015.
