Shah Mahmood Qureshi re-arrested moments after release

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Police took former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi back into custody shortly after his release from Adiala Jail on bail in a cipher case. Speaking to the media outside the jail premises right after being re-captured, Qureshi expressed his disbelief at the turn of events, declaring the new arrest as part of a false case.

“I am being targeted for political revenge,” asserted Qureshi, maintaining that the charges against him are fabricated. The former foreign minister, who had initially secured bail in the cipher case, now finds himself back in detention under circumstances that he claims are unjust.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi detained at Adiala Jail

The sequence of events unfolded after Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi issued orders yesterday for Qureshi’s detention at Adiala Jail for a period of 15 days. However, today those orders were returned and Qureshi was released, only to be promptly rearrested by Rawalpindi Police.

“I have represented the nation,” Qureshi said while expressing his frustration at what he perceives as an attempt to silence him through legal maneuvers.