An anti-terrorism court (ATC) remanded on Monday Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh Assembly member Firdous Shamim Naqvi and over two dozen party workers in police custody in cases pertaining to violent protests following the arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in Islamabad last week.
An elderly man, identified as Abdul Hameed, and his son Huzaifa arrested for allegedly torching a Rangers check post on main Sharea Faisal near Nursery during a violent protest on May 9 were among the 28 detained suspects produced before the ATCs administrative judge.
A recorded video of Hameed emerged on social media in which he confessed to setting the Rangers’ check post on fire at the behest of the PTI leadership. He said his son Huzaifa recorded and shared the video of the incident on social media with his approval. He added that he had also passed inappropriate remarks against the army leadership and sought apology over his act.
