An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Thursday handed over Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement chief Manzoor Pashteen in police custody for seven days.
Pashteen was arrested in Balochistan’s Chaman on December 4 by Levies and police personnel from the Gudhamo area on disputed claims of firing by his party and local police.
Pashteen was produced before the court of Abual Hasnat Mohammad Zulqarnain amid tight security. At the outset of the hearing, the police sought the PTM chief’s seven-day physical remand. However, Pashteen’s lawyer argued that there were no grounds for handing him over to the police.
