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MNA Ali Wazir produced before ATC, remanded in CTD custody for 8 days
[DAWN] MNA Ali Wazir, a day after his arrest during a clash between Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) workers and Army troops in North Wazoo tribal district, was produced before an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Bannu on Monday.Special ATC judge Babar Ali Khan remanded Wazir in the custody of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) for eight days. According to the court order, the investigation officer of the case had requested the court for a 30-day physical remand of the politician. However, if you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning... the judge after perusing the record remanded Wazir in police custody for eight days. Police have been directed to re-produce Wazir before the court on June 4. Following the hearing, the MNA was shifted to Beautiful Downtown Peshawar  ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.for interrogation as a first information report (FIR) ‐ a copy of which is available with Dawn.com ‐ had already been lodged against the PTM leader. MNA Mohsin Dawar and seven other individuals are also nominated in the FIR. The charges in the FIR have been framed under 7ATA (Section 7 of the Anti Terrorism Act, 1997), Pakistain Penal Code 302 (murder), 324 (attempt to murder), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 120b (criminal conspiracy), and 109 (abetment to an offence). Posted by: Fred 2019-05-28 |
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