Islamabad | October 26, 2025
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the alleged abduction of a woman and her three children, a case now linked to a multimillion-rupee Naval Farms land scam recently uncovered by a high-level joint enquiry committee (JEC).
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani issued the order while hearing a petition filed by Muhammad Waqas and others, who alleged that officials abducted Sana Sohail, wife of farm employee Aleem Sohail, along with her daughters — 12-year-old Harim, seven-year-old Laiba, and three-year-old Nimra — from Lahore on Sept 17.
According to the petition, the woman and her children were later implicated in a fabricated criminal case registered at Tarnol police station in Islamabad. CCTV footage presented before the court confirmed that the family was taken into custody around 7am with the help of Punjab police and brought to Islamabad, where they were shown as arrested three days later.
The investigation officer failed to identify those who had ordered the operation.https://t.co/Lg1IIietYo
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Justice Kayani observed that the sequence of events raised “serious questions” about the legality of the police action. The court noted discrepancies in the recovery of two Suzuki Alto cars and other vehicles held at the CIA centre, which the investigation officer failed to justify.
The IHC directed the Islamabad police chief to appear in person on Oct 28 to explain the conduct of the Tarnol SHO and IO. The CIA SP was also ordered to produce the vehicles and submit a detailed report.
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Justice Kayani further instructed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general to supervise the JIT’s probe into the alleged abduction, trespass and fabrication of charges. The member inspection team of the IHC was told to summon the duty magistrate, who had remanded Ms Sohail to judicial custody and sent her children to the Child Protection Bureau without following due inquiry procedures.
The case is tied to a wider land fraud involving 136 kanals in Mera Begwal, where the JEC found that property was illegally transferred through a manipulated general power of attorney (GPA) and fake documents.
The report revealed that over Rs383.8 million in payments were made to farm employees, including Mr Waqas and Mr Sohail, by the Pakistan Navy Benevolent Association (PNBA) and a private individual, Faisal Mumtaz, without verifying ownership. The committee recommended freezing assets, cancelling fraudulent mutations, and introducing reforms in property registration and biometric verification systems.
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