Babar Azam is at present in South Africa to play 3 T20Is, as many ODIs and two Tests.© AFP
Lahore:
The Lahore High Court on Thursday adjourned the listening to of the alleged rape case in opposition to former Pakistan captain Babar Azam until December 16. The petitioner Hamiza Mukhtar informed the courtroom that Babar and he or she had been in a relationship for some time, and he assaulted her after promising marriage. As Babar’s senior lawyer, Barrister Haris Azmat didn’t seem within the courtroom, his junior lawyer requested to adjourn the case and the courtroom granted the request.
The petitioner reiterated her claims earlier than the courtroom. “Babar Azam sexually exploited me, making me pregnant. He later persuaded me to abort the child, which she did,” she mentioned, including that the cricketer didn’t honour his promise as soon as he climbed the ranks.
She has additionally connected medical paperwork to the petition to assist her claims.
She additionally alleged that police refused to file an FIR in opposition to Babar after she complained of “blackmail and fornication.” This has been pending since 2021.
Babar is at present in South Africa to play three T20Is, as many ODIs and two Tests.
South Africa had crushed Pakistan by 11 runs within the first T20I at Durban during which Babar acquired out for a four-ball zero.
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