Lahore (March 16, 2018): Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Interpol Desk Director Tariq Nawaz Malik has informed Lahore High Court that Abid Boxer has not been extradited from the United Arab Emirates.
The statement was made on Friday during the hearing of a petition filed by the former police inspector’s family seeking his protection.
“Abid was not extradited to Pakistan,” said Malik, who liaises with the Interpol on behalf of the FIA. “He is still abroad.”
Nawaz told the court that no agency has brought back the former police officer, who has been accused of having connections with the underworld, land-grabbing and extra-judicial killings.
Sources within the law enforcement agencies had previously confirmed that Abid, who has been on the run for 11 years, was brought back to Pakistan. They said Abid had been moved to Karachi by the law enforcement agencies.
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On February 23, Justice Anwarul Haq of the Lahore High Court had sought a reply from Inspector General Punjab Police (IGP) and DG FIA on a petition filed by relatives of Abid. The family sought his protection as it believed that certain elements in the police force may kill Boxer in a fake police encounter.
Petitioner Jafar Rafi, the father-in-law of Boxer, filed the petition through his counsel in LHC, contending that Boxer was arrested with the cooperation of Interpol in Dubai.
He said Boxer’s life was in danger and they feared he might be killed in a “fake encounter” by police. It was requested that the court summon the record of cases registered against him. Protection was also requested for the police inspector.
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