LAHORE:  Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Sher Afzal Marwat was released from Kot Lakhpat Jail.

Earlier, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ordered the release of PTI Senior Vice President Sher Afzal Marwat, who was detained under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) last week.

Marwat was arrested from outside the LHC on Dec 14, where he had arrived to join a protest. Footage of his arrest shared by the PTI on X (formerly Twitter) had shown policemen dragging him by the collar as several lawyers tried to stop them. He was later moved to an undisclosed location.

The law empowers the police to detain a person considered “prejudicial to public safety or the maintenance of public order”.

The arrest was strongly criticised by PTI leaders and lawyers’ bodies. A statement shared by the party had held the caretaker government responsible for “acting as a facilitator” during the “unabated lawlessness”.