In a relief to Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, the Lahore High High Court has suspended a session court’s order that asked the country’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to file a case on the allegations of blackmail and sexual harassment levied by Hamiza Mukhtar. Moreover, the High Court has also sent a notice to the complainant Mukhtar and the FIA.
The higher court gave its verdict after Azama’s lawyer Haris Azmat submitted in court that the previous order was issued without listening to Babar Azam’s official ‘position’ on the issue.
Meanwhile, Babar Azam has gone on the tour of South Africa and ruled out any impact of this prevalent matter related to his personal life on his performances as a captain and the leading batsman of the Pakistan cricket team.
"It is my personal issue and it is in court and my lawyer is handling it. We face all sorts of hurdles in life and I am used to it. This issue has not affected my form or cricket," Babar Azam said in a virtual press conference on March 19.
Notably, Hamiza Mukhtar had levied charges such as maintaining sexual relations on the false promise of marriage on Babar Azam.