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ISLAMABAD
Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday took notice of torture on minor maid servant working in the house of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Islamabad, Raja Khurram Ali Khan.
Notice was taken on media reports that the minor maid servant was allegedly beaten up brutally and she was given stoke with ladle and her hands were brunt and reportedly matter has been patched up and compromised.
Taking the cognizance of issue of alleged maltreatment and subsequently reported patch up and compromise, the Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan has ordered to call a detailed report from Registrar, Islamabad High Court, Islamabad within 24 hours. The report has been sought regarding settlement of Tayyaba’s father with wife of a service judge, who was accused of torturing the 10-year-old girl.
The settlement was seen as a drop scene of the case, with human rights organizations and civil society members in the shock due to the agreement. A medical report has confirmed torture on the girl including burn injuries on her face and hands.
The accused judge had recorded his statement in the IHC rejecting the allegations of torture; however, the victim’s father pardoned the judge’s family saying that he himself investigated the case and found that the torture reports were ‘fake.’ DNA
