Court sends Rashid to jail on judicial remand

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad has rejected police’s request of extending physical remand of former interior minister and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid and instead send him to jail on judicial remand.

Pronouncing the verdict reserved earlier, Judicial Magistrate Umar Shabbir ordered to send Rashid to Adiala Jail on judicial remand, effectively rejecting prosecutor’s request for five-day extension in the physical remand.

Earlier, Rashid was produced in the court in Islamabad ater his two-day physical remand was expired.

The AML leader was arrested on Thursday in connection with a complaint filed by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Rawalpindi Vice President Raja Inayat Ur Rehman in Islamabad’s Aabpara Police Station for alleging that PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was hatching a plot to assassinate PTI chief Imran Khan.

Rashid was produced in the court of Judicial Magistrate Umar Shabbir on Saturday amid tight security.

The police again requested the court to approve AML leader’s physical remand for another five days.

The police said they had carried out the voice matching test of Rashid but photogrammetric test was still to be conducted for which further remand was required.

Rashid once again fell on the ground on his way to the courtroom and the police officials helped him to stand on his feet.

The AML leader urged the court to provide him Rangers security.

Another case has been registered against him in Hub for using foul language against Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhuto Zardari.

The FIR was registered with Police Station Barrot Hub on Saturday.

Now, the number of FIRS registered against the AML chief has gone up to 4.

Earlier FIRS were registered against Rashid in Abpara Police Station, Murree and Karachi.

According to FIR, Rashid had used foul language against Bilawal at Poly Clinic Hospital.