ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court(ATC) Islamabad handed over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s central leader Rauf Hassan to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on one-day physical remand in the explosives case.

ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra heard the case related to the physical remand of Rauf Hassan in the explosive material case.

The prosecutor said that raids were conducted but unfortunately access to more accused could not be obtained at present, names of co-accused are to be ascertained, custody of Rauf Hassan is required to gain access to accused.

Lawyer Ali Bukhari said in his arguments that gunpowder was not recovered from Rauf Hassan. CTD conducted raid and kept Rauf Hassan in custody for two days.

The petitioner’s lawyer said that ​​nothing has been recovered from Rauf Hassan , if there is a statement of the plaintiff case against Rauf Hassan, then bring it forward.

Ali Bukhari said that Rauf Hassan has no role in this case, if the court feels that the police arrested him wrongly in the case, then he can be discharged on charges.

PTI’s lawyer Shoaib Shaheen said in the court that there is also a CCTV of the attack on Rauf Hassan, saying that the attackers had put on make-up, were not being recognized, and tried to make Rauf Hassan a digital terrorist.

Ali Bukhari said thanks to the prosecutor that he believed that Rauf Hassan is not a terrorist, to which the special prosecutor said that the accused has done financing for terrorism.

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The Anti-Terrorism Court granted Rauf Hassan’s one-day physical remand and handed him over to the CTD and directed the accused to be produced again tomorrow.