Bhagwandas put under house-arrest

Former acting chief justice of Pakistan Rana Bhagwandas was on Saturday put under house-arrest under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) in Karachi. Rana Bhagwandas reached his Bath Island residence at about 5:30 pm after administering oath to the newly elected members of the governing body of Karachi Bar Association, when the police cordoned off the building and asked him not to leave his residence. Police, however, said the step was taken as a part of security measures to protect of the life of the former judge. Meanwhile, Rana Bhagwandas told media on telephone that the restriction on his free movement was tantamount to house arrest.