press conferecne of Editor of Yahoo News, Tausif Hanif at Karachi Press Club

PCO Judges and KBCA mafia try to victimize Editor of Yahoo News,Tausif Hanif
Press Conference of Editor of Yahoo News at Karachi Press Club and statement issued to Media

Karachi: Tausif Hanif, Editor of local English Newspaper "Yahoo News" has demanded of the Federal, Provincial to issue directions for the withdrawal of 20 false criminal and civil cases which were filed by the then Chief Controller of Karachi Building Control Authority Rauf Akhtar Farooqui against the Yahoo News and him just to victimize and pressurize him .

Addressing a press conference at Karachi Press Club, Editor of Yahoo News Tausif Hanif told the newsmen that he has been working in prominent newspapers for more than 15 years and he started publishing Yahoo News nearly one and a half year ago. Various factual reports were published in the Yahoo News about the alleged corruption of KBCA Chief Rauf Akthar Farooqui and his subordinates with substantiated proofs, he added.

To victimize the Editor of newspaper, Chief Controller of KBCA filed a false criminal proceeding case in the Court of Judicial Magistrate South Rubab Fatima and by using the alleged "chamak" of the lower staff of the lower courts Chief Controller managed to get arrest warrant of Editor of Yahoo News. But the Editor got the bail before arrest from the competent honorable court in that criminal case.

After that Chief Controllers and his subordinates officials (on the direction and pressure of Chief Controller) filed 19 cases in Sindh High Court and other courts of Sindh just to corner and pressurize the Editor of the newspaper, he further told the newsmen.

In all the criminal and civil cases, KBCA officials have alleged that Editor of Yahoo News has defamed them by writing the alleged corruption of the KBCA officials.
These officials claimed that their neighbors, friends and even family members have isolated them only due the publication of alleged corruption of KBCA in the Yahoo News. Its worth mentioning that Son of One KBCA senior Official was arrested in UK for Kidnapping for ransom and he was deported to Pakistan and was eventually booked in ransom case by Karachi Police. That senior official also filed defamation case and claimed that he was defamed due to the publishing of list of illegal Constructions in Yahoo News

The officials of KBCA, who filed cases against the Editor of Yahoo News prayed to the courts that the Editor of Yahoo News should be arrested and penalized with maximum physical and financial punishment.

It may be noted here that all those officials who filed cases against the Editor of Yahoo News were many times suspended and even removed from the services on corruption charges in the past. Even the Chief Controller Rauf Akther Farooqui was suspended and sacked from the Service in 1997 by the orders of the then Chief Minister of Sindh Abdullah Shah on corruptions and other charges, he told.Prvious Chief Controller of KBCA Brig A.S Nasir and dozens of other KBCA officials were arrested and booked by Anti Corruption Authorities of Karachi on corruption Charges also.Even in 1996 when the Sindh Government was dissolved by the then Governor of Sindh , The Corruption of KBCA officials was included in the main reasons for the dissolving of Sindh Government by the Governor of Sindh in 1996.In fact KBCA was termed as a Nest of Corruption In the dissolving order of SIndh Government in 1996
Editor Further told colleague media men that One year has been passed since the filing of 20 Criminal and Civil ,frivolous false cases by the then Chief Controller of Karachi Building Control Authority for writing the corruption stories with substantiated proves against the corrupt practice of KBCA officials.
These cases were filed in the Sindh High Court and Lower Court of Karachi just to pressurize, punish and stop the Editor of Yahoo News, Mr.Tausif Hanif to further write against the Corrupt KBCA officials.
The First Civil Suit 1594/2007 was specially filed in the court of a PCO Judge Mr, Qazi Khalid .That judge had worked as a lawyer of KBCA authority in past and had been given hefty fees for that. In normal practice the judges never hear cases of the parties for which they had worked and had been paid in the past. But that Judge purposefully heard the case and in the very first hearing of case granted stay order till the disposal of Suite ,in favor of Corrupt KBCA Officials and barred the Editor of Yahoo News to further publish any News against the Corrupt KBCA officials. It may be noted here that PCO Judge Qazi Kahlid has served as a minister in Sindh Government in the past and he was actively involved with a certain political party.It should be noted that PCO Judge Qazi Khalid was nominated as accused in various criminal cases and he was even declared absconder in a murder case of Chairman of Board of Education of Karachi.There were many FIRs registered against PCO Judge Qazi Khalid.
Editor of Yahoo News Mr.Tausif Hanif asked the Judge that he should be given time for hiring the lawyer and preparation of case. But the PCO Judge granted stay order in favour of Corrupt KBCA Officials till the disposal of Suite!
It may be noted here that one Judge of Lower Courts of Karachi had also issued arrest warrants against the Editor of Yahoo News in a criminal defamation case filed in lower court by the Then Chief controller of KBCA Rauf Akthar Farooqui. In that case Yahoo News Editor obtained bail from the concerned lower Cout.
Few months ago, After the Change of Government then Chief Controller of KBCA Rauf Akhter Farooqui was removed from the department of KBCA by the PPP Provincial Miniseter for Local government Agha Siraj Durrani and an other Corrupt officer Mr, Manzoor Abdul Qadir Kaka was appointed as a Chief Controller of KBCA due to his linkage and support for PPP.
New Chief Controller of KBCA Manzoor Abdul Qadir Kaka has been also working like his predecessor and has not taken back these fales cases which were initiated and filed by the Ex CCOB of KBCA Rauf Akhtar Farooqui .New Chief of KBCA was remained the blue eyed boy of Ousted Chief Controller of KBCA Rauf Akthar Farooqui.Present Chief Controller of KBCA Manzoor Abdul Qadir alias KAKa has been running cases against the Yahoo News as like his earlier boss in full swing"
Yahoo News once again maintain that ,Yahoo News would never accept any pressure from The corruption mafia of KBCA and their supporters in crimes.
Editor Yahoo News further appealed to the National and International Media organizations to lodge and register their protest to the Government of Pakistan, as he has been victimized only for the publishing of alleged corruption of KBCA officials.
It may be noted here that Yahoo News has strong reservations against the PCO Judge Qazi Khalid and Editor of Yahoo News does not have confidence on that judge but the KBCA mafia managed to fix the hearing of case 1594/2007 in the court of Qazi Khalid on 13-4-2009.Since the Editor of Yahoo News does not expect any justice from that judge so he did not appear in his court. Editor of Yahoo News has been submitting an application under section 151, CPc for transferring of that case from the court of Qazi Khalid to any other judge of Sindh High Court . Next hearing date of that case has been fixed on 25-6-2009. So lets see what comes next !
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