An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday granted a two-day physical remand of the Sindh Assembly’s opposition leader Haleem Adil Shaikh.
The police produced the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MPA and four other men identified as Ghulam Mustafa, Abdul Hafeez, Mehmood and Ramazan, before the court and requested it to hand their custody over to the police for questioning on a 15-day physical remand.
The court turned down the investigation officer’s 15-day remand plea and remanded the accused in police custody until Friday and directed him to present them before it on the next hearing.
Speaking to the media, thePakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader alleged Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah orchestrated a plan to get him killed yesterday. Slamming the PPP, he said he will expose both the PPP chairman and chief minister.
Opposition leader in the Sindh assembly Haleem Adil Shaikh was taken into custody for visiting Malir’s PS-88 constituency during the polling process along with armed guards in violation of the election rules.
Moreover, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has formally submitted a request in the Sindh Assembly seeking issuance of a production order for its leader Haleem Adil Sheikh.
According to the details, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has urged the Sindh Assembly speaker to issue a production order for Leader of the Opposition Haleem Adil Sheikh in connection with the upcoming Senate elections.
Haleem Adil Sheikh is an “endorser” and his presence during the scrutiny of nomination papers submitted by the party candidates for March 3 Senate elections was obligatory, read the application.
