IHC suspends physical remand of PTI MNAs

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has suspended the 8-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf members of National Assembly (MNAs).

Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Aamer Farooq and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz heard the case related to the arrested leaders of PTI.

On the request of Shoaib Shaheen Advocate, the court suspended the physical remand order of PTI MNAs Zain Qureshi, Sher Afzal Marwat and Sheikh Waqas Akram.

Chief Justice Aamer Farooq asked “If we make an order, will the accused be judicial.

The petitioner’s lawyer said that the court should not give too long physical remand, the trial court did not write any reasons for the remand in its order.

Chief Justice Aamer Farooq asked the prosecutor, how will you defend the decision of physical remand. On which the prosecutor read out the FIRs against the accused.

The Islamabad High Court adjourned the hearing of the case till tomorrow.

The Prosecutor General said that suspending the decision of physical remand will give a bad impression.

The PTI MNAs arrested in connection with cases registered against them following the September 8 rally.

The five Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs, including Amir Dogar, approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) challenging the eight-day physical remand order.

The petitioners stated that as elected members of the National Assembly they were illegally arrested from the assembly premises without any reason and taken to an unknown location.

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