LHC summons IG Punjab, Islamabad in Fawad Chaudhry arrest case

• LHC ordered police to present PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry in court.
• Barrister Ahmad Pansota filed plea for the recovery of the PTI leader.
• AAG said Fawad Chaudhry was in the custody of the Islamabad police.

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has summoned the inspector generals of Islamabad and Punjab police  at 6pm after the authorities failed to produce Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry before court.

The senior PTI leader was arrested by Islamabad police on Wednesday morning from outside his residence for inciting violence against a constitutional institution.

The LHC ordered police to present PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry in court in response to a petition filed by Fawad’s lawyer, Barrister Ahmad Pansota, for the recovery of the PTI senior leader.

The petitioner had urged the court to recover Fawad from illegal and unlawful confinement and produce him before the court.

Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh heard the plea and ordered the authorities to present the PTI leader before the court.

Punjab Advocate General (AAG) Chaudhry Muhammad Jawad Yaqub told the Lahore High Court (LHC) that PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry was in the custody of the Islamabad police.

At which, the judge summoned the inspector generals of Islamabad and Punjab to court.

“The IGs of Islamabad and Punjab should appear in the court by 6pm,” Justice Sheikh ordered.

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