IHC suspends physical remand of PTI MNAs

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has suspended the eight-day physical remand of PTI MNAs arrested in connection with cases registered against them following the September 8 rally.

Earlier five Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs, including Amir Dogar, approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) challenging the eight-day physical remand order.

The petitioners stated that as elected members of the National Assembly they were illegally arrested from the assembly premises without any reason and taken to an unknown location.

The court’s two-member bench, comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, heard the petitioners’ arguments.

PTI MNAs challenge eight-day physical remand in IHC

The petitioners’ lawyer argued that the physical remand order was unlawful and the trial court had not provided any reasons for granting remand.

He also stated that the prosecution had failed to provide any evidence against the accused.

The IHC bench suspended the physical remand order and directed the prosecution to present its arguments on the matter on the next hearing.

The court also issued notices to the Advocate General Islamabad and the Prosecutor General and adjourned the hearing until tomorrow, September 14.