Bounds Islamabad IGP, DC to ensure their protection, Afridi restricted from public statements on subjudice matter
\nISLAMABAD
\nThe Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued on Wednesday directives for the release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Shehryar Afridi and Shandana Gulzar Khan, who were detained under Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).
\nThe court bound Afridi from not leaving Islamabad. It further directed the Islamabad inspector-general of police (IGP) and deputy commissioner (DC) to ensure his safety and security.
\nAfridi was first arrested in the days following May 9 riots and then rearrested on May 30 under Section 3 of the MPO Ordinance 1960. Shortly after his release from Adiala Jail on acquiring bail from the Lahore High Court\u2019s Rawalpindi bench, Afridi was detained by the Rawalpindi Police earlier this month.
\nMeanwhile, Gulzar was allegedly \u201cabducted\u201d on August 9 by the Islamabad Police. Her mother then approached the IHC filing a petition on grounds of \u201cillegal arrest\u201d and violation of Articles 4, 9, 10A and 14 of the Constitution of Pakistan. Both suspects were produced in IHC by the relevant authorities. The court set aside the detention orders under the MPO and issued directives for their release.
\nMoreover, it directed Afridi to not issue any public statements on the matter while it remains subjudice and sought affidavits from IGP Akbar Nasir Khan and DC Irfan Nawaz Memon.
\nDuring the hearing, Justice Babar Sattar inquired about the evidence regarding the claim made in the magistrate\u2019s arrest order, which stated that Afridi was conspiring to launch an attack.
\nAt this, DC Memon said that the Intelligence Bureau gave information that Afridi might launch an attack on the district court.
\nJustice Sattar further asked whether DC Memon did not consider questioning his source on how could Afridi be inciting people while imprisoned.
\nTo this, the federal capital\u2019s deputy commissioner said, \u201cMy eyes and ears are the intelligence agencies. There was also a report [against Afridi] by the Special Branch\u201d.
\nThe court received similar statements from the DC regarding Khan\u2019s arrest. It directed the IGP and chief police commissioner of Islamabad to ensure her safety after the release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bounds Islamabad IGP, DC to ensure their protection, Afridi restricted from public statements on subjudice matter ISLAMABAD The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued on Wednesday directives for the release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Shehryar Afridi and Shandana Gulzar Khan, who were detained under Maintenance of Public Order (MPO). The court bound Afridi from not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-349678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n