IK urges CJP to ensure Fawad’s rights in custody
Judicial Magistrate on Saturday extended physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry for two more days.
Judicial Magistrate Waqas Ahmed Raja pronounced the reserved verdict. The petition, filed by the police, also called for revocation of the order passed by a magistrate yesterday that sent the ex-minister on judicial remand.
Earlier in the day, the Islamabad police challenged the verdict of a judicial magistrate to reject a plea for extension in physical remand of the former information minister. Police had pleaded the court to declare Judicial Magistrate Waqas Ahmed Raja’s ruling null and void as they needed more time to complete interrogation in the case.
During the hearing, police told court they needed to take Fawad to Lahore for photogrammetric test. However, Babar Awan requested the court discharge the case as it is “politically motivated”.
The capital police moved court after Fawad filed a bail plea in court of Additional Sessions Judge Faizan Gillani.
On the other hand, PTI Chairman Imran Khan Saturday wrote a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial asking him to ensure that the fundamental rights of his party’s senior vice president, Fawad Chaudhry, are ensured.
The letter comes after the PTI leader was sent on remand in a sedition case.
In his letter to the CJP, the former prime minister mentioned that as the top judge is the custodian of the constitution, he requests him to “ensure that honour and dignity of Mr Fawad Ch [are] not violated”. During the hearing, police told court they needed to take Fawad to Lahore for photogrammetric test. However, Babar Awan requested the court discharge the case as it is “politically motivated”.
The capital police moved court after Fawad filed a bail plea in court of Additional Sessions Judge Faizan Gillani.
On the other hand, PTI Chairman Imran Khan Saturday wrote a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial asking him to ensure that the fundamental rights of his party’s senior vice president, Fawad Chaudhry, are ensured.
The letter comes after the PTI leader was sent on remand in a sedition case.
In his letter to the CJP, the former prime minister mentioned that as the top judge is the custodian of the constitution, he requests him to “ensure that honour and dignity of Mr Fawad Ch [are] not violated”.
