LHC orders immediate release of PTI’s Zartaj Gul

MULTAN: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Multan Bench ordered the release of former federal minister and PTI leader Zartaj Gul.

Lahore High Court Multan Bench Justice Muhammad Waheed Khan heard the petition filed against Zartaj Gul’s detention, in which the petitioner’s lawyer appeared in the court.

After hearing the arguments of the lawyers, Justice Muhammad Waheed Khan ordered the immediate termination of Zartaj Gul’s detention and ordered his release.

Zartaj Gul was taken into custody by Dera Ghazi Khan in view of Tehreek-e-Insaf’s protest and a petition was filed in the court by her husband against her detention.

Zartaj Gul lawyer had claimed that she was arrested from her residence and subsequently transferred to Central Jail Dera Ghazi Khan under Section 3 of the MPO (Maintenance of Public Order).

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