A local court in Karachi has issued a non-bailable warrant for controversial motivational speaker Sahil Adeem in a case pertaining to allegedly making derogatory remarks about Sindhis.
The News reported that Sahil Adeem was booked by the Karachi police on a complaint filed by lawyer Abdul Fatah in July 2024.
The court directed the police to arrest and produce him before the court on September 24.
The warrant has been issued over Adeem’s failure to surrender before the court.
In the First Information Report (FIR) registered against Sahil Azaz Adeem, advocate Abdul Fatah stated that he was sitting outside the Edhi Barroom at the City Courts when he received a video on WhatsApp in which Sahil Adeem could be heard making derogatory remarks about Sindhis.
He lodged the FIR on July 12, in which he further stated that in the video, the accused was heard saying that instead of Ghazwa-e-Hind, it should be Ghazwa-e-Sindh and that Sindhis gift their daughters to Chaudhries and Waderas (feudal lords). As per the lawyer, Sahil Adeem used many other objectionable words, hurting his sentiments and those of other Sindhis.
The FIR include sections 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) and 500 (Punishment for defamation) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Notably, Adeem has issued a public apology for his remarks against the Sindhi community, stating he did not intend to hurt anybody.
