DI KHAN: Former MNA and co-founder of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) Ali Wazir has been arrested in Dera Ismail Khan on Tuesday, Bol News reported.

Police said Ali Wazir was arrested near Dara Zinda while coming from Quetta. Ali Wazir was traveling in a private car, police said.

Former Member of National Assembly Ali Wazir is currently in the custody of Daraban police station. Various cases are registered against him, said police.

They said cases include speeches against institutions and cases of breach of peace were lodged against the PTM leader.

On September 15, District and Sessions Courts Islamabad Judicial Magistrate Shabir Bhati had issued a detailed decision to send former Member National Assembly (MNA) Ali Wazir to jail on judicial remand for inciting rebellion on social media.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had requested a further six-day physical remand of the ex-MNA for a fair investigation.

According to the FIA, no mobile phone was recovered from Ali Wazir during the investigation.

The FIA had demanded more physical remand for mobile phone recovery from Ali Wazir.