Azam Swati: A senator being abused, tortured, harrassed, blackmailed & stripped.

Azam Swati was arrested in October & November for allegedly inciting violence among the public against the army.

Who is Azam Swati?

Azam Swati is a 74-year-old Pakistani senator. Swati has served as Pakistan's minister for Narcotics control and as the minister of Pakistan Railways.  He has a degree of Bachelors in economics & political science, LL.B, and LL.M in International Law from the University of Houston. Dr. of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law in 1990 and then passed Texas Bar and became attorney-at-law in Texas, US.
Azam Swati: The man with no rights

Azam Swati is a renowned, highly-esteemed lawyer and businessman in Pakistan. 

Azam Swati's offense

Azam Swati was arrested in October for allegedly inciting violence among the public against the army. 

He tweeted this on the 12th of October, he was arrested by FIA, and then he was released subsequently. However, contrary to popular belief, on his release instead of deleting his old anti-army tweets he tweeted again, only that this time it was an entire thread of 15 tweets all of them stating the name of Pakistan Army's Ex-COAS. 

As expected he was arrested again but he secured bail. Then on his release unexpectedly he slammed the Ex-COAS again by tweeting another thread of 6 tweets, all of them directly addressing Ex-COAS, General Bajwa.  

Nonetheless, after this 3rd series of tweets the following human rights violations and offenses were committed against Azam Swati.  

Human rights violations against Azam Swati

Here's a list of the atrocities & offenses committed against Azam Swati. 

  •  Azam Swati was arrested in October in the case of the controversial tweets against the army and their Ex-chief, he was tortured, harassed, and assaulted.
  • Then FIRs were lodged in Lasbela, Larkana, Sukkur, Khairpur, Shikarpur, Kandhkot, Karachi, Quetta, Jacobabad, and Qambar. 
  • Azam Swati's daughter was sent graphic videos of Mr & Mrs.Swati. Azam Swati's family was harassed & blackmailed. He cried on satellite TV while explaining this. 
  • PEMRA (Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority) barred channels from airing Azam Swati's speeches.
  • FIA raided Azam Swati's farmhouse in Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, and arrested him. FIR was launched under sections 500, 501, 505, and 109.
  • Azam Swati was sent on 14 days judicial remand by an Islamabad court. It's pertinent to mention here that he's 74 years old. 
  • CDA (Capital Development Authority) sealed his farmhouse in Chak Shahzad, Islamabad.
  • Mr.Swati was shifted from Islamabad to Quetta on a special plane, as he was facing cases registered in Bela, Hub, Khuzdar, Pasni, and Zhob. 
  • BHC (Balochistan High Court) ordered the quashing of all FIR against Azam Swati.
  • Balochistan Police instead of setting Azam Swati free handed him over to Sindh Police. Who transferred Azam Swati onboard a special plane (Cessna 208B) from Quetta to Sukkar. 
  • Azam Swati was produced in front of a Qambar court, Qambar Magistrate approved 3 days of physical remand of the 74-year-old senator.  

The bottom line of the offenses against Azam Swati 

This is only a fraction of the atrocities committed against Azam Swati. These atrocities have been happening since October this year. 

The question that arises is that. 

Does Azam Swati, a senior citizen, a lawmaker, a highly esteemed lawyer, and Ex-minister for railways really deserve this inhumane conduct? 


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