April 7, 2026
By Rehan Piracha
LAHORE
A third First Information Report (FIR) has surfaced against former Member of National Assembly Ali Wazir, who has been in detention since his rearrest on March 16 — the same day he was released from Sukkur Central Jail on orders of the Sindh High Court (SHC).
The latest FIR, bearing No. 85/2026, was registered on March 19 at Police Station Jamshoro under Sections 324, 353, 341, 186, 147, 148, 149, and 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), with ASI Tariq Kathio named as the complainant. Wazir’s legal team has termed it another “false, bogus, and fabricated” case, calling it a “ghost FIR” that mirrors the narrative of two earlier FIRs registered by Dadu police.
The third FIR
In his complaint, ASI Tariq Kathio states that on the night of March 19, he was on patrol near Stop RBB Colony Jamshoro along with five personnel — Head Constable Muhammad Idrees Lashari, Head Constable Inayat Chandio, Police Constable Abdul Sattar Qambarani, Police Constable Ghulam Akbar Malah, and driver Ayaz Ali Khoso.
According to the FIR, the patrolling party spotted 21 to 22 unidentified individuals in the headlights of their vehicle. The group was allegedly carrying PTM flags, had blocked the road, and was chanting slogans against the government in protest of Wazir’s detention. The complainant alleges that when police attempted to disperse the crowd, the individuals refused to comply, claiming they had been directed by Wazir to create a law-and-order situation to prevent his rearrest. The FIR further alleges that when police moved to make arrests, some individuals produced pistols and opened fire, after which the entire group fled under cover of darkness.
A familiar pattern
This is the third FIR to emerge since Wazir’s rearrest on March 16 by Sukkur Police and other agencies, and Wazir’s legal team says it follows the same script as the two preceding cases.
The first FIR, No. 93/2026, was lodged by ASI Nazar Ali Laghari of PS A-Section Dadu at 9:30 pm on March 16 — the very evening Wazir walked free from Sukkur Central Jail following the SHC order. It invokes Sections 123-A, 124-A, and 124-B of the PPC, along with Sections 6 and 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997. The complaint alleges that a group acting on Wazir’s instructions blocked a road, carried PTM flags and weapons, chanted slogans against the state and the Pakistan Army, and opened fire on police before fleeing. The second FIR, No. 40/2026, was registered the following day, March 17, by PS B-Section Dadu, accusing Wazir of instigating an armed assault on police officers and obstructing them in the performance of their duties. Wazir is currently held at Dadu Jail under these two FIRs.
Legal proceedings
On Tuesday, Wazir’s counsel Imdad Hyder Solangi, along with the legal team, appeared before Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate Jamshoro, Mr. Riaz Rasool Memon, where proceedings relating to the third FIR were scheduled. The matter was adjourned until April 10.
Solangi told Voicepk that the third FIR will be challenged on April 8 before the Sindh High Court’s Hyderabad Circuit Court through a constitutional petition.
A constitutional bench of the SHC’s Hyderabad Circuit Court, comprising Justice Adnan Iqbal Chaudhry and Justice Riazat Ali Sahar, has already taken up a separate constitutional petition No. D-607/2026 — filed by Wazir challenging the two Dadu FIRs — and has issued notices to senior provincial government and police officials. All respondents have been directed to submit their responses before the next hearing, fixed for April 22.