Pakistani citizen was neither confined in US consulate general premises in Karachi nor he was maltreated by consulate staff on March 22, 2005, regional security officials of US consulate submitted in their affidavits filed before the Sindh High Court on Thursday.
SHC's division bench comprising Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice Qaiser Iqbal was hearing the petition of Pakistani businessman Mirza Aslam Baig who sought registration of case against US officials alleging they maltreated him at Shahrah-e-Faisal near Awami Markaz on March 22, 2005 without any reason when he was on his way to office.
Petitioner alleged that US officials forcibly took him and his friend to US Consulate General Building in Karachi and illegally confined there for hours and interrogated.
He further alleged in petition those US authorities after illegally confining them handed over to Artillery police station that after detaining them further hours released ensuring they would not report the incident. The court fixed next hearing for date to be fixed by the office.
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