<p>Pakistan captain Babar Azam can breathe a sigh of relief as a woman named Hamiza Mukhtar from Lahore has withdrawn&nbsp;all her allegations and complaint of sexual exploitation by the Pakistani cricketer. Babar found himself in a spot of bother after an additional Lahore session court ordered police to file a case against Babar following allegations of sexual harassment by Hamiza. However, the woman later withdrew all her allegations while taking back her complaint.</p>

<p>The Pakistani woman, in her complaint, had alleged that Babar had sexually exploited and harassed her after making false promises of marriage while adding that the Pakistan captain has also forced her to undergo an abortion.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hamiza Mukhtar - I did not have any relationship with Babar Azam and the allegations I made were false <a href="https://t.co/3AX02wR4H9">pic.twitter.com/3AX02wR4H9</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Plot twist in Babar Azam's case. Hamiza Mukhtar admitted that she has no relations with Babar. She said she did it b/c her friends asked her to do it. She further said, strict action should be taken if someone makes a video regarding their relation. 🤷🏻<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HamizaMukhtar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HamizaMukhtar</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BabarAzam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BabarAzam</a> <a href="https://t.co/YflBAjrdvG">pic.twitter.com/YflBAjrdvG</a></p>
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<p>Earlier, according to a report in PTI, the petitioner had annexed her medical documents as evidence in the court. The SHO of&nbsp;Naseerabad&nbsp;police station has been directed to register an immediate FIR against Babar after additional sessions judge Noman Muhammad Naeem heard the arguments of the lawyers from both the sides.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The judge said the allegations were very disturbing and serious to warrant a full investigation.&nbsp;Hamiza&nbsp;later confirmed that an FIR has been lodged against Babar at the&nbsp;Naseerabad&nbsp;police station before taking her allegations and complaint back in what can be termed as a u-turn.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Earlier, other additional&nbsp;sessions&nbsp;judge Abid Raza had ordered Babar and his family to not harass&nbsp;Hamiza, who had claimed that she was getting threat calls to pull out the case.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The woman said that Babar forced her to withdraw the complaint on marriage re-assurance after she tried to register an FIR against the Pakistani cricketer.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meanwhile, after missing out from the New Zealand series due to a fractured thumb, Babar is gearing up for Pakistan's home series against South Africa. Pakistan will take on South Africa in three T20Is and two Tests starting from January 26.&nbsp;</p>


Pakistan captain Babar Azam can breathe a sigh of relief as a woman named Hamiza Mukhtar from Lahore has withdrawn all her allegations and complaint of sexual exploitation by the Pakistani cricketer.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam can breathe a sigh of relief as a woman named Hamiza Mukhtar from Lahore has withdrawn all her allegations and complaint of sexual exploitation by the Pakistani cricketer. Babar found himself in a spot of bother after an additional Lahore session court ordered police to file a case against Babar following allegations of sexual harassment by Hamiza. However, the woman later withdrew all her allegations while taking back her complaint. The Pakistani woman, in her complaint, had alleged that Babar had sexually exploited and harassed her after making false promises of marriage while adding that the Pakistan captain has also forced her to undergo an abortion. Hamiza Mukhtar - I did not have any relationship with Babar Azam and the allegations I made were false pic.twitter.com/3AX02wR4H9 — Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) January 14, 2021 × Plot twist in Babar Azam's case. Hamiza Mukhtar admitted that she has no relations with Babar. She said she did it b/c her friends asked her to do it. She further said, strict action should be taken if someone makes a video regarding their relation. 🤷🏻#HamizaMukhtar #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/YflBAjrdvG — Daniyal Mirza (@Danimirza747) January 14, 2021 × Earlier, according to a report in PTI, the petitioner had annexed her medical documents as evidence in the court. The SHO of Naseerabad police station has been directed to register an immediate FIR against Babar after additional sessions judge Noman Muhammad Naeem heard the arguments of the lawyers from both the sides. ALSO READ: Brisbane Test: BCCI provides update on Navdeep Saini as pacer suffers groin injury The judge said the allegations were very disturbing and serious to warrant a full investigation. Hamiza later confirmed that an FIR has been lodged against Babar at the Naseerabad police station before taking her allegations and complaint back in what can be termed as a u-turn. Earlier, other additional sessions judge Abid Raza had ordered Babar and his family to not harass Hamiza, who had claimed that she was getting threat calls to pull out the case. ALSO READ: Labuschagne rescues Australia with fifth Test century The woman said that Babar forced her to withdraw the complaint on marriage re-assurance after she tried to register an FIR against the Pakistani cricketer. Meanwhile, after missing out from the New Zealand series due to a fractured thumb, Babar is gearing up for Pakistan's home series against South Africa. Pakistan will take on South Africa in three T20Is and two Tests starting from January 26.

Sexual harassment case against Pakistan captain Babar Azam withdrawn

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{1152d477-15f5-4435-a98d-cf7b4d2647c7}{1}" paraid="140929829" >Pakistan cricket team's skipper Babar Azam has said that his form has not been affected by the ongoing sexual harassment row and court cases against him. Babar said that&nbsp;as a sportsperson he is habituated to facing hurdles in life while adding that&nbsp;personal issues will not affect his cricket on the upcoming tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{1152d477-15f5-4435-a98d-cf7b4d2647c7}{10}" paraid="731285957" >"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,"&nbsp;Babar&nbsp;said in a virtual press conference on Friday.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{33211748-a54f-45b5-b514-c9a194ce18b3}{214}" paraid="619825550" >Azam is involved in court cases in Lahore after a woman named&nbsp;Hamiza&nbsp;Mukhtar filed several charges against him, including sexual harassment, threatening her, and false promises of marriage.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{ae9e64dd-9efb-4d30-ab15-2946013c2d2a}{238}" paraid="1448574988" >A Lahore court on Thursday asked the Federal Agency Cyber Crime Cell to file an FIR against Babar in connection with the case while ordering proper investigation as per the law.&nbsp;</p>

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<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{4136dfa9-d6f0-495d-b392-40c89c36f63a}{236}" paraid="2119065840" >Babar further confirmed that he had asked the selection committee to include hard-hitting opener Sharjeel Khan in the Pakistan T20 squad for the tour of South Africa, set to start from April 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{c23d6377-5f5c-422a-a40a-b74031ddcd7a}{191}" paraid="1723479657" >"I have opened with him in the PSL and I know how destructive he can be.&nbsp;Yes,&nbsp;his fitness is up there but we will work on his fitness and improve it."&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{d685f530-5521-430d-b5b7-2d187bb740b0}{64}" paraid="1464702102" >Babar also said that&nbsp;discussions held during selection committee meetings should remain confidential.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{c23d6377-5f5c-422a-a40a-b74031ddcd7a}{215}" paraid="1693356411" >"They are always discussions and disagreements and agreements in selection committee meetings but in the&nbsp;end&nbsp;it is always for the betterment of the team and players and shouldn't come out of the room," Azam said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{c23d6377-5f5c-422a-a40a-b74031ddcd7a}{227}" paraid="597071392" >Azam also dismissed arguments that had he and the selectors left a negative message for other players by selecting an unfit player like Sharjeel, who could be a liability on the field.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{c23d6377-5f5c-422a-a40a-b74031ddcd7a}{243}" paraid="1713632317" >"I don't think Sharjeel's fitness is that bad. We can't expect him to be a Shadab Khan but he has played the entire domestic season and has also performed. He is not that bad on the field and I don't think we have to worry about covering him. "He is a bit overweight but I am confident with the team his fitness will improve a lot," he said.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{d685f530-5521-430d-b5b7-2d187bb740b0}{208}" paraid="1960143565" >(From PTI Inputs)&nbsp;</p>


Pakistan cricket team's skipper Babar Azam has said that his form has not been affected by the ongoing sexual harassment row and court cases against him. Babar said that as a sportsperson he is habituated to facing hurdles in life while adding that personal issues will not affect his cricket on the upcoming tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Pakistan cricket team's skipper Babar Azam has said that his form has not been affected by the ongoing sexual harassment row and court cases against him. Babar said that as a sportsperson he is habituated to facing hurdles in life while adding that personal issues will not affect his cricket on the upcoming tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe. "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 said in a virtual press conference on Friday. Azam is involved in court cases in Lahore after a woman named Hamiza Mukhtar filed several charges against him, including sexual harassment, threatening her, and false promises of marriage. A Lahore court on Thursday asked the Federal Agency Cyber Crime Cell to file an FIR against Babar in connection with the case while ordering proper investigation as per the law. ALSO READ: 'Why can't there be 'I don't know' call for umpires,' asks Virat Kohli after catch controversy Babar further confirmed that he had asked the selection committee to include hard-hitting opener Sharjeel Khan in the Pakistan T20 squad for the tour of South Africa, set to start from April 2. "I have opened with him in the PSL and I know how destructive he can be. Yes, his fitness is up there but we will work on his fitness and improve it." Babar also said that discussions held during selection committee meetings should remain confidential. "They are always discussions and disagreements and agreements in selection committee meetings but in the end it is always for the betterment of the team and players and shouldn't come out of the room," Azam said. TRENDING: Watch: West Indies' Chris Gayle thanks PM Narendra Modi for COVID-19 vaccine donation to Jamaica Azam also dismissed arguments that had he and the selectors left a negative message for other players by selecting an unfit player like Sharjeel, who could be a liability on the field. "I don't think Sharjeel's fitness is that bad. We can't expect him to be a Shadab Khan but he has played the entire domestic season and has also performed. He is not that bad on the field and I don't think we have to worry about covering him. "He is a bit overweight but I am confident with the team his fitness will improve a lot," he said. (From PTI Inputs)

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