ISLAMABAD: An additional district and sessions court in Islamabad on Wednesday remanded PTI’s senior leader Shahbaz Gill in police custody for 48 hours in a treason case.
The court gave the verdict on a government’s review plea seeking Gill’s more physical remand in a sedition case. Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry announced the verdict that was reserved earlier in the day after hearing both the sides.
The judge re-heard the case on the orders of the Islamabad High Court over the government’s plea challenging the dismissal of Gill’s more physical remand by the duty magistrate. Gill is in Adiyala jail on judicial remand since August 9.
On Wednesday, Special Prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi informed the court that the judicial magistrate remanded Gill into police custody for two days but the investigation officer requested for an extension in the remand. He said the duty magistrate should have considered all aspects of the matter but he rejected the request. A treason case was registered against Gill at the Kohsar Police Station under several sections of the Pakistan Penal Code.