The Pakistan Police on Sunday implicated incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in eight more cases in connection with the May 9 protests, Pakistan-based Geo News reported. Currently, Qureshi is imprisoned in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail in multiple cases. Furthermore, a special court established under the Official Secrets Act earlier handed Qureshi 10 years in prison in the cipher case. Protests erupted on May 9 after Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest in the £190 million settlement case.
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Pakistan: Police Implicate Shah Mahmood Qureshi In Eight More Cases Related To May 9 Protests
A special court established under the Official Secrets Act earlier handed Shah Mahmood Qureshi to 10 years in prison in the cipher case.
Published: May 27, 2024 9:35 AM IST
By ANI
Islamabad: The Pakistan Police on Sunday implicated incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in eight more cases in connection with the May 9 protests, Pakistan-based Geo News reported. Currently, Qureshi is imprisoned in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail in multiple cases. Furthermore, a special court established under the Official Secrets Act earlier handed Qureshi 10 years in prison in the cipher case. Protests erupted on May 9 after Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest in the £190 million settlement case.
PTI Workers Detained For Violence And Attacks
Hundreds of PTI workers and senior leaders were taken into custody over their involvement in violence and attacks on military installations in 2023. During the protests on May 9, the miscreants attacked the civil and military installations, including Jinnah House and the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. Pakistan’s army called May 9 “Black Day” and decided to try the protesters under the Army Act.
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Pakistan: Police Implicate Shah Mahmood Qureshi In Eight More Cases Related To May 9 Protests
A special court established under the Official Secrets Act earlier handed Shah Mahmood Qureshi to 10 years in prison in the cipher case.
Published: May 27, 2024 9:35 AM IST
By ANI
Islamabad: The Pakistan Police on Sunday implicated incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in eight more cases in connection with the May 9 protests, Pakistan-based Geo News reported. Currently, Qureshi is imprisoned in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail in multiple cases. Furthermore, a special court established under the Official Secrets Act earlier handed Qureshi 10 years in prison in the cipher case. Protests erupted on May 9 after Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest in the £190 million settlement case.
PTI Workers Detained For Violence And Attacks
Hundreds of PTI workers and senior leaders were taken into custody over their involvement in violence and attacks on military installations in 2023. During the protests on May 9, the miscreants attacked the civil and military installations, including Jinnah House and the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. Pakistan’s army called May 9 “Black Day” and decided to try the protesters under the Army Act.
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On Sunday, a special team of police approached the anti-terrorism court in Lahore to seek permission to arrest, question and summon the PTI leader in an FIR registered with Police Station Sarwar Road. However, the court did not give the permission considering the “security concerns,” Geo News reported.
Court Permits Officials To Visit Adalia For Further Probe
Meanwhile, the court permitted the investigation officer to visit Adalia Jail to question the accused within a period of three days instead. The court order reads, “The accused shall be deemed to be on physical remand for that purpose.”
The court ordered police to present the suspect before it through a video link on May 27. The court also directed the superintendent of the jail to make necessary arrangements in this regard. Later, the police recorded Qureshi’s statement in the case in Rawalpindi prison.