A court in Pakistan has sent Shah Mehmood Qureshi, former foreign minister to a 14-day judicial remand for his suspected role in last year’s May 9 riots, according to the media reports.
On Thursday the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) appeared in court after serving a 19-day physical remand in connection with the riots on May 9, 2023.
The court placed the PTI leader in judicial remand under police custody for 14 days after denying the motion to extend the physical remand.
Qureshi, who is already in custody on charges, was put under interrogation in Adiala Jail during his physical remand time, according to the media reports.
Earlier, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the cypher case.
IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb announced the decision on the pleas contesting the cypher conviction.
PTI founder and party vice-chairman were convicted to ten years in prison in a cypher case in January 2024.
However, the two are unlikely to be released from prison because Imran Khan was sentenced in the Toshakhana and Iddat cases, while Qureshi was arrested recently on May 9 riots charges.
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