IHC declares arrest of Shireen Mazari ‘illegal’

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court(IHC) declared the arrest of former federal minister and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari illegal.

Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani of the Islamabad High Court delivered reservedverdict in which the court declared the arrest illegal and also invalidated the report of the commission.

The court ordered the Secretary Establishment Division and Punjab Home Department to investigate.

Shireen Mazari was arrested by Anti-Corruption Establishment(ACE) Punjab on 21 May 2022.

It is pertinent to mention here that Shireen Mazari was implicated in fourteen different cases related to the May 9 vandalism.

Soon after the May 9 riots, last year, the former federal minister announced to quit PTI and politics altogether.

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Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz heard the request to remove Shireen Mazari’s name from ECL in Islamabad High Court, where Shireen Mazari appeared along with her lawyer.

National Accountability Bureau(NAB) Prosecutor Rafay Maqsood said that we had recommended removing Shireen Mazari’s name from ECL in March itself.