Court grants four-day physical remand of lawyer Mustafain Kazmi

RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Islamabad has granted a four-day physical remand of Mustafain Kazmi, a lawyer representing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

Mustafain Kazmi, was arrested on Thursday after an outburst against Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa during a Supreme Court hearing.

Kazmi was taken into custody from F-7/4 and transferred to the Secretariat Police Station following his disruptive behaviour during proceedings on Article 63-A review petitions.

KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur granted transit bail

Kazmi, a former employee of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), made statements against the Chief Justice a day earlier.

During the hearing, tensions rose when Kazmi warned the court that 500 PTI lawyers were prepared to oppose any ruling against the party.

Chief Justice Isa, who presided over the five-member bench, promptly called for police intervention

During today’s hearing the prosecutor had requested for a nine-day remand.

The court after hearing both sides granted a four-day physical remand of Mustafain Kazmi and handed him over to the police custody.