Arrest warrants issued for anchorperson Mubashir Luqman.

ISLAMABAD -- An additional district and sessions judge of Islamabad issued non-bailable warrants of arrest for TV anchorperson Mubashir Luqman in a criminal complaint filed against him by Anwar Aziz, father of ex-minister Daniyal Aziz, for allegedly using slanderous language.

The court also issued arrest warrants for Luqman's guarantor Rehan Ishfaq as Luqman who was on pre-arrest bail in this matter remained absent in three consecutive court hearings.

Additional district and sessions judge Sikandar Khan was hearing a criminal complaint filed by Aziz against Luqman for allegedly using slanderous and contemptuous language.

In a broadcast, Luqman passed certain remarks against the personal life of Aziz in 2016.

In response, Aziz filed a criminal complaint against anchorperson seeking action against him under the Pakistan Penal Code.

Luqman was attending the court proceedings, however, since he remained absent for three consecutive dates, the judge issued arrest warrants for him as well as against his guarantor. The court issued the non-bailable arrest warrants for them through station house office (SHO) police station Kohsar.

The court put off further proceeding till Jan 22 and directed the Kohsar SHO to produce Luqman on the date. The court warned the SHO for legal proceeding if the warrants were not executed.

FO summons Indian diplomat to reject 'mischievous' propaganda on minoritiesPakistan on Saturday summoned a senior Indian diplomat for a second time in a month at Foreign Office in Islamabad to dismiss New Delhi's 'mischievous' propaganda on religious minorities.

India's attempts of portraying 'isolated and fabricated' incidents involving Pakistani citizens as minorities rights issues were rejected, said a statement issued by the Foreign Office.

'It was underscored that such machinations cannot divert attention from the criticism the Indian government is facing for its own discriminatory policies against minorities and the ongoing state terrorism in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ and K),' it said.

The official statement further added that New Delhi was also conveyed that minorities in...