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Fawad Chaudhry files bail plea in sedition case

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Fawad Chaudhry files bail plea in sedition case

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry filed a post-arrest bail plea in the district and sessions court in a sedition case filed against him for hurling threats at the officials of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and their families.

The development comes as a judicial magistrate in the federal capital sent the former information minister to the Adiala Jail on 14-day judicial remand after rejecting a prosecution plea for extension in physical remand of Mr Chaudhry.

Earlier, the counsel for the PTI leader moved the court of Judicial Magistrate Waqas Ahmed Raja for post-arrest bail. However, the judge refused to hear the case, saying it did not fall under his jurisdiction. 

Later, a petition was filed in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Faizan Haider Gillai who has issued notices to the parties and adjourned hearing till Saturday. 

The bail petition states Mr Chaudhry “has falsely been involved in the instant case by the complainant with the malafide intention and ulterior motives just to harass, pressurize and blackmail the present petitioner, whereas, the allegations leveled in the FIR are absolutely false, frivolous and baseless and the petitioner is quite innocent. Moreover, the petitioner has no link or concern with the commission of alleged offence”.

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“That the petitioner was arrested in the afore-mentioned FIR illegally unlawfully and without any Justification in negation to the law and the Constitutional rights of the petitioner, hence, petitioner seeks the remedy of bail after arrest from this Honorable Court,” it said.

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ATC express displeasure over police, discharges 32 PTI protestors

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ATC express displeasure over police, discharges 32 PTI protestors

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Islamabad has discharged 32 individuals arrested in connection with the PTI protests, clearing them of the charges.

The 32 accused were brought before the ATC Islamabad late at night after being sent for an identification parade.

The case was heard by ATC Judge Abulhasnat Zulqarnain, with the accused represented by their lawyer Ansar Kiani.

Although the police had claimed that the arrests were made at the I-9 and Margalla police stations, the accused were brought to the court from Jhelum Jail, which led to the judge expressing displeasure.

During the proceedings, the police argued that the accused were arrested on November 25 and the identification parade had not yet been conducted. The police requested a 30-day physical remand for each of the accused.

However, the defense lawyer opposed the request, stating that there had been no identification parade and the police were seeking remand for recovery purposes.

The lawyer further claimed that the police had picked up laborers from their homes just to meet arrest quotas, involving them in the protest case.

After hearing the arguments, Judge Abulhasnat Zulqarnain ordered the release of the 32 accused by discharging them from the case, removing their handcuffs in the courtroom.

He also warned that if the police re-arrested them, the officers would be handcuffed as well.

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ATC extends Qaiser’s bail in Sangjani vandalism case

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ATC extends Qaiser's bail in Sangjani vandalism case

An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Saturday extended bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser in a case pertaining to vandalism in Sangjani public gathering held by his party on Sept 28.

Justice Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain of the ATC conducted hearing of the case against the former NA speaker.

The petitioner’s lawyer requested exemptionof her client from appearance, citing terminal illness.

The lawyer also attached medical certificate of the former NA speaker.

Later, the court accepted the plea of Qaiser by extending his bail till Jan 7.

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President hosting secret meetings to make Bilawal PM: Barrister Saif

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President hosting secret meetings to make Bilawal PM: Barrister Saif

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Adviser Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif claimed on Saturday that “secret meetings” were being held in the President House to oust Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and bring Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the new PM.

In a statement, the adviser said both father and son (President Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal) were making all the necessary efforts for premiership of the latter, adding that the president was on a secret mission to see his son as the PM.

“Zardari should make his son the PM through fair means instead of stealing the mandate given by the people to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Both Sharifs and Zardaris are enjoying the power through a stolen mandate,” he added.

He reiterated that Zardari should keep it in mind that the PTI would continue its struggle to restore its mandate.

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