LHC orders to produce Senator Azam Swati in court

• The case was heard by Justice Anwar Haq Pannu.
• Court ordered to constitute medical board.
• Court ordered to present PTI leader before the medical board.

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court(LHC) has ordered senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) leader Azam Swati to be produced in court and to form a medical board.

A hearing was held in the Bahawalpur Bench of the Lahore High Court on the request for the recovery of senior Tehreek-e-Insaf Senate leader Azam Swati.

Bahawalpur Bench ordered to the production of Senator Azam Swati and Mohammad Khan Madani in court. The case was heard by Justice Anwar Haq Pannu.

Bahawalpur Bench of Lahore High Court also ordered to form of a medical board for PTI leader Azam Swati and also ordered the Superintendent Jail to present both the leaders before the medical board.
Petitioner Adeel Aslam’s lawyer Saqib Tariq argued that Azam Swati went missing after his arrest. It is possible that he was subjected to torture.

The petitioner’s counsel pleaded that the Court should order Swati’s recovery and conduct a medical board.

Earlier, Lahore High Court sought a report from the Punjab government on the petition for the recovery of Eijaz Chaudhry and other PTI leaders.

The petitioner’s lawyer said that a report should be sought from the government, as there is a danger that they will not be included in the unknown persons, on which the court remarked that you went to arrest them yourself.

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The lawyer said that he has been shifted to other districts, on which the court said that you want to be kept in the jail of your choice.

The lawyer said to order the report today and hear it, the court said that your plea was not dismissed yesterday for non-compliance.

The Lahore High Court adjourned the hearing till February 27, seeking a report from IG Punjab.