The King maker - Malik Riaz

Anwer_Pasha · June 10, 2012, 12:45pm

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Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

**Malik Riaz continues to hold sway over judicial system

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**** Leaders of lawyers’ movement helping Bahria Town chairman in land grabbing and extra-judicial activities
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Police, revenue officials dancing to his tunes due to his influence on appointments

By Ikram Junaidi*

ISLAMABAD: **Malik Riaz of Bahria Town has become an unannounced don of Islamabad and Rawalpindi and now has been using famous lawyers who have been part of the “Restoration of Judiciary Movement” to buy justice for him.
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He is also influencing appointments of police and revenue officials to use them for his interests and deprive the ordinary persons of their properties in the twin cities, Daily Times learnt on Tuesday.

According to reliable sources, presently over 50 cases of Irfan Abbasi, Col (r) Khalid, Dr Shafique and other persons against Bahria Town are directly or indirectly are under proceeding in trial and apex courts, but Riaz hired some prominent lawyers who played important role in restoration of judiciary to influence the cases in trial courts.

They said cases of murder, land grabbing and other heinous crime were filed against Riaz in the courts. On October 27, 2009 a three-member bench comprising Chief Justice (CJ) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Jawwad S Khwaja and Justice Ghulam Rabbani ordered Sihala police to lodge an FIR and arrest Bahria Town chairman Malik Riaz Hussain. The court issued theses orders on a suo moto notice on reports of the murder of security guard Fiaz Ahmed, who was killed in 2008. In that case seven people were arrested, but all were released on bail. However, Malik Riaz could not be arrested. Some people present at the hearing told the Supreme Court (SC) that Riaz forced them to sell him their land. Those people also alleged that if they would refuse they would be harassed with help of local police.

They said the court directed Sihala police official to record the statement of Shamraiza Bibi, Ahmed’s widow, in the courtroom. In her statement she said Malik Riaz was responsible for the murder of her husband. During the course of hearing, two citizens - Raja Qayyum and Habibullah appeared before the bench and maintained that they were victimized by Malik Riaz, who had gotten them beaten through police as they were not selling their land to him. They alleged that SHO Idrees Rathore and DSP Malik Mumtaz kept them locked for three months, forcing them to sell their properties to the Bahria Town chairman.

A SC bench headed by CJ Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry ordered the district and sessions judge Islamabad in 2009 to launch a judicial inquiry against Riaz for his alleged land grabbing through coercive and blackmailing tactics and submit report to the apex court. The DCO Islamabad was directed to facilitate and cooperate with the district and sessions judge in this regard. Almost 100 persons gave their statements against Malik Riaz but so far police have failed to take action against him.

They said many people in the past tried to protect their properties from land mafia but mostly their struggle ended in their death and astonishingly families of the deceased were forced to have a patch-up with land mafia. This situation has developed a common perception that no one can stand against Riaz in federal capital and nearby areas.

Sources said in rural circles, especially in Sihala and Bhara Kahu, police station house officers (SHOs) can not be appointed without approval of Malik Riaz and deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) and superintendents of police (SPs) are appointed after consultation with him, as these officers can use their powers against him during inquiries about the land grabbing and other matters.

A police officer requesting not to be named told this scribe that recently when Haq Nawaz was Sihala police SHO, a person came to his office and used name of Riaz as reference. Nawaz was busy and failed to give him ‘due protocol’, said the police officer, adding, that person complained to Riaz who allegedly got the SHO transferred to Rescue 15 on July 2 and Arshad Ali was deputed as the new SHO.

Sources said the patwaris and other revenue officials who look after land matters are also appointed and transferred after approval of Riaz. They said in so many cases patwaris changed the record and illegally transferred land in name of Riaz depriving the ordinary people of their land.

They further said political personalities try to solve the problems of people of their constituencies, as they are answerable to them, but recently, when a well known political personality got changed two patwaris for complaints against them, Riaz allegedly took it seriously and a tug of war started between the two.

Sources said a number of persons have been murdered over land disputes but surprisingly in the end powerful land mafia succeeded in striking a patch-up.

**Like Hamid Khan **

Ali_Syed · June 10, 2012, 12:46pm

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And Aitzaz I believe

Anwer_Pasha · June 10, 2012, 12:50pm

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No ,It is not true . In PPP he is only dealt by Sialkoti Nai (Like MR) Hajam Malik .

Ali_Syed · June 10, 2012, 12:55pm

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^ lol why did Malik Riaz show Aitezaz Ahsan with the proofs then?

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**usman manzoor ‏@usmanmanzoor](https://twitter.com/#!/usmanmanzoor)
if Malik Riaz gave Rs 400 million to Arsalan;he also gave Rs 100/200 crores 2 those who sang Riyasat ho gi Maan k Jaisi Shahid Masood

Red_Bull · June 10, 2012, 1:02pm

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MR has everyone in his huge pockets. But the guy is not all bad. He has done some nice things too. Despite that, his hold on Pakistan's systems (Funny using the word system here) needs to be broken.

Sohaib · June 10, 2012, 1:05pm

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AP uncle I know your love for anything PPP is like a movie love but dont absolutely ignore MR's own words that he showed Aitezaz Ahson everything and was advised by him not to show them to media. :D

Ali_Syed · June 10, 2012, 1:06pm

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Here we go… Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC), while hearing the Bahria Town 1,400 kanals land scam case, on Friday accepted the interim bail of Bahria Town owner Malik Riaz and his son for three weeks. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani also rejected the plea for exempting Malik Riaz and his son from the appearance before the court.

During the hearing, the counsel for Bahria Town, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan appeared before the bench and stated that his client had settled the matter with the affectees of Bahria Town land scam. He also submitted to the court to exempt Riaz and his son from the appearance before the court during the hearing of this case. Anti Corruption Department’s Director Legal Sadqat Hussain said that both the accused were involved in a criminal case, therefore they could not be exempted from appearance. The court accepting his stance rejected the plea of Riaz and his son regarding the matter and adjourned the hearing for three weeks.

staff report

Ali_Syed · June 10, 2012, 1:08pm

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At the end of the day he is the biggest mafia don who has killed and illegally built his empire by ousting the legal owners from their lands, and now due to his political power he poses a direct danger to the state itself. He needs to be cut down to size.

Ali_Syed · June 10, 2012, 1:11pm

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Malik Riaz friend of everyone: PM Gilani | The News Tribe

**Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Malik Riaz, the main character behind Arslan Iftikhar graft case, is a friend of everyone not only Rehman Malik.
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**Talking to media persons in Lahore on Sunday, the prime minister said that he said that Malik Riaz was a friend of everyone including Nawaz Sharif, the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). ****He said that he could not discuss Arslan Iftikhar as the case was being heard in the court.
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The PM said that he was not elected by judiciary but the masses, adding the government had no conflict with judiciary as he restored the judiciary.“The chief justice should hear my son Abdul Qadir Gilani’s case.

I have faith on him (CJ),” the PM said.Replying to a query regarding parliamentary election, he said that the elections would be held after completion of five year terms.He said that their was no chance of martial law in the country as his government had closed all the ways of martial law.

Sohaib · June 10, 2012, 1:13pm

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Here we go… Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC), while hearing the Bahria Town 1,400 kanals land scam case, on Friday accepted the interim bail of Bahria Town owner Malik Riaz and his son for three weeks. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani also rejected the plea for exempting Malik Riaz and his son from the appearance before the court.

During the hearing, the counsel for Bahria Town, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan appeared before the bench and stated that his client had settled the matter with the affectees of Bahria Town land scam. He also submitted to the court to exempt Riaz and his son from the appearance before the court during the hearing of this case. Anti Corruption Department’s Director Legal Sadqat Hussain said that both the accused were involved in a criminal case, therefore they could not be exempted from appearance. The court accepting his stance rejected the plea of Riaz and his son regarding the matter and adjourned the hearing for three weeks.

staff report

L L! yaar itni open post na kiya karo with the links and all… aglon ki woh ho jati hai

Ali_Syed · June 10, 2012, 1:14pm

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They force me to do that, I do that with a heavy heart.

Anwer_Pasha · June 10, 2012, 1:16pm

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Nothing good . It is looted monet through land grabbed with power and thousands Kanals of state owned jungle , ( A public property) And cheating like phase 9 and DHA welly .

Sohaib · June 10, 2012, 1:22pm

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AP bhai, comment on that Aitezaz Ahson bit. We wait :(

Anwer_Pasha · June 10, 2012, 1:52pm

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Nothing there , He may have appeared in any case as a lawyer , That is not linked to party . And he remained away from party elite for years . And MR is linked with all .

superman85 · June 10, 2012, 2:05pm

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Thank you.

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Exactly the answer I expected, not an inch less.

Anwer_Pasha · June 10, 2012, 6:10pm

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Unfortunately his mafia just acts like MQM in the area .
I tell you truth that men of his mafia are active even today .

Sohaib · June 10, 2012, 6:32pm

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yeah if hamid khan or any other non-ppp lawyer had appeared, you would have assassinated that guy with your words.

double standards!

ehsan · June 10, 2012, 7:11pm

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It is only linked to a senate seat, his wife and daughter also benefiting. Sold his soul for $$$. So what's new he is from PPP. They are known to sell themselves for money, taking the leaf from their great leader.

Anwer_Pasha · June 10, 2012, 8:05pm

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Thanks God he has wife and daughters with him
This is grace of Almighty Allah upon him.

ehsan · June 10, 2012, 8:15pm

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I was not talking about ZAB , but the dirty politician sitting in Islamabad.