FIA summons PTI chief's lawyer Khawaja Haris in Toshakhana case
Last updated on: 09 August,2023 01:50 pm
Member of former PM’s legal team has been asked to attend FIA office at 2pm today
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – After grilling Naeem Haider Panjotha for hours, Federal Investigation Agency’s cybercrime wing has summoned another member of the PTI chairman's legal team.
Khawaja Muhammad Haris has been directed to attend the FIA office at 2 pm on Wednesday (today) in Toshakhana case.
Lawyer Panjotha, who is part of PTI chief's legal team, was summoned yesterday (Tuesday) at 10 am on the issue of posts of Judge Humayun Dilawar. After which he was allowed to go home.
Due to long interrogation from Panjotha by FIA at its office in Islamabad, fellow lawyers expressed fear that Panjotha had been arrested. Soon after that news of Panjotha's detention started circulating on electronic and social media. However, the FIA denied that he had been arrested.
After questioning lawyer Panjotha, the key member of former prime minister's legal team Khawaja Muhammad Haris advocate has also been summoned by FIA cybercrime cell.
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