Islamabad court extends Swati's remand hours after release in Sindh cases
Pakistan
Islamabad court extends Swati’s remand hours after release in Sindh cases
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - A district and session court in the federal capital on Thursday approved a 14-day extension in judicial remand of PTI Senator Azam Swati, hours after he was shifted to Islamabad after cases against him in Sindh disposed off as ineffective.
Judicial magistrate Shabbir Bhatti heard the case filed against the senior politician for making controversial statements against the state institutions. The court also warned an investigation officer in the case to submit challan on next hearing or his salary would be suspended.
Mr Swati also attended the hearing through video-link when he was allowed by the to meet his legal team.
Earlier in the day, the Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered the provincial authorities that no cases should be registered against the PTI leader in the controversial tweets case.
The SHC conducted hearing on plea of the PTI senator’s son against registration of cases against his father. Sindh IGP Ghulam Nabi Memon and Prosecutor General Faiz Shah appeared before the court. At the outset of the hearing, the prosecutor general informed the SHC that cases against the PTI senator had been categorised as “C class” and he had been shifted to Islamabad. “All applications are now ineffective,” he said, adding that the cases were registered by private citizens.
Justice Karim Khan Agha appreciated the Sindh government and the IGP for resolving the issue and the court then directed that no further FIR should be lodged against Azam Swati in the case. The court also directed that the C class report should be submitted to the courts concerned in three days and then disposed of Usman Swati’s petitions.
