RAWALPINDI: Days after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi secured his much sought-after bail in the cipher case, the former overseas minister become detained on Tuesday after a detention order become issued instead of letting him stroll loose today.
The order, issued by Rawalpindi deputy commissioner beneath the protection of Public Order (3-MPO), alleges that the PTI chief was concerned in instigating violence inside the may also nine riots — which noticed navy installations being vandalised throughout the united states — and that his release would possibly endanger public protection.
“it’s miles likely that when his launch from jail, he’s going to again keep his above activities which may additionally cause a regulation and order state of affairs, harmful to the lifestyles and belongings of most people,” examine the order.
The improvement comes as the senior flesh presser changed into “in all likelihood” to be released today after a 3-member excellent courtroom (SC) accepted his and PTI founder Imran Khan’s bail within the cipher case on December 22.
The apex courtroom dominated that the discretion exercised by using the Islamabad excessive courtroom (IHC) in declining bail to the petitioners changed into exercised perversely.
Qureshi’s 15-day detention is to come back into effect from Qureshi’s “entrance in Centra/District jail to avoid any likelihood of breach of peace/illegal assembly inside the district.”
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The choice to detain the senior baby-kisser comes after Rawalpindi’s District Intelligence Committee recommended the relevant CPO’s advice looking for the prevention of the PTI leader’s “illegal sports and [him] appearing in a prejudicial way to public safety”.
The detention order comes as a chief blow to the PTI which was searching ahead to Qureshi’s launch as it may’ve given a chief raise to the celebration ahead of the upcoming elections slate for February 8, 2024 — in light of Khan’s incarceration and a bunch of leaders parting ways with the birthday celebration.
Taking to social media, Meher Bano, Qureshi’s daughter, confirmed that her father has been detained beneath the 3-MPO order.
