A Lahore High Court hearing on rape allegations against cricketer Babar Azam has been adjourned to December 16 due to the absence of his senior counsel. Accuser Hamiza Mukhtar claims Azam sexually exploited her under the pretense of marriage,

The Lahore High Court has postponed the hearing in a rape case involving former Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam to December 16. The petitioner, Hamiza Mukhtar, claims Babar assaulted her and broke a promise of marriage.

Mukhtar alleges that Babar promised to marry her, only to later exploit her sexually, leading to an abortion that she was persuaded to undergo.

As Babar’s senior lawyer, Barrister Haris Azmat did not appear in the court, his junior lawyer requested to adjourn the case and the court granted the request