AMRAIZ KHAN
The anti-terrorism court on Thursday sent Khadija Shah and other women to jail on judicial remand. After the five-day physical remand, the police produced Khadija Shah and other female accused before the Anti-Terrorism Court. During the hearing, the court rejected the request of the police for further physical remand.
During the hearing, the public prosecutor gave arguments in the court and said that a baton was recovered from Khadija Shah and Sanam Javed during physical remand. Other women including Sanam Javed used petrol bombs. It is intended to recover petrol bombs from women, he added.
The government lawyer requested that the court should grant the physical remand of the arrested women. On which the judge inquired that you did not write about petrol bomb in the physical remand earlier, you brought it today. Later, the anti-terrorism court sent Khadija Shah and other female accused to jail on judicial remand.
In the meanwhile, the Foreign Office has said that the US Embassy’s request for consular access in the Khadija Shah case has been sent to the Ministry of Interior.
Spokesperson of the Foreign Office, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said in a media briefing that due to Khadija Shah’s dual citizenship, the US Embassy requested consular access, which has been sent to the Ministry of Interior.
The spokesperson further said that the characters involved in the events of May 9 are being treated according to the constitution and law.
Pakistan is a country governed by the constitution and law, all citizens in Pakistan have basic rights, human rights in Pakistan. Allegations of rights violations are baseless.
