Pakistan Army chief orders investigation into ‘Karachi incident’ involving Nawaz Sharif’s daughter, son-in-law

Pakistan’s Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into the “Karachi incident”, a day after former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law Mohammad Safdar was arrested from his hotel room.

“Taking notice of Karachi incident, the COAS has directed Karachi Corps Commander to immediately inquire into the circumstances to determine the facts and report back as soon as possible,” a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

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However, the statement did not clarify which incident it was referring to, but it comes after PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari called on “institutions” to investigate the circumstances surrounding the arrest of Safdar.

On Monday, Safdar and his wife Maryam Nawaz were in the city to attend a rally of the opposition’s Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) when he got arrested for allegedly disrespecting the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Although he was released on bail.

Notably, on Tuesday, Maryam was booked along with over 2,000 party members for holding an anti-government rally in Lahore where she called prime minister Imran Khan a “coward, selected and puppet”.