Lahore DC places Khadija Shah under house arrest to 'maintain law and order'
Pakistan
The Lahore High Court had granted Ms Shah bail and the DC issued the order ignoring its ruling
LAHORE (Muhammad Ashfaq) – Fashion designer Khadija Shah was arrested on Friday on the orders of the deputy commissioner of Lahore under Section 3 of Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) ordinance.
The DC directed authorities to detain Ms Shah and put her in custody of superintendent, Central Jail, Kot Lakhpat, Lahore.
Ms Shah is on bail on the orders of the Lahore High Court. A day ago, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) granted her bail in the fourth and final case she was implicated in for May 9 violence.
The DC issued the order on the “advice” of Cantonment Division SP and the District IB (Intelligence Bureau) branch.
The notification said “it is feared that Khadija Shah may create law and order situation as she had been involved in May 9 violence.”
She is detained after the evidence against Khadija Shah was examined, the notification added. Her detention is necessary to “maintain law and order” in the country, it continued.
Meanwhile, Ms Shah decided to challenge the DC’s order in the LHC.
