Staff Report
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday wrote a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial, urging him to protect ‘constitutional rights’ of Fawad Chaudhry.
According to details, Imran Khan wrote the letter after Fawad Chaudhry was sent on physical remand for threatening members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
In his letter, Imran Khan cited the “inhumane” treatments meted out to PTI leader Shahbaz Gill and Senator Azam Swati while they were in the law enforcement agencies custody.
Khan feared similar treatment would be meted out to Fawad in violation of Articles 9, 10A, and 14.
Imran Khan mentioned that as the top judge is the custodian of the constitution, he requests him to “ensure that honour and dignity of Fawad Chaudhry are not violated.”
Court approves Fawad Chaudhry’s physical remand
It is worth mentioning here that a judicial magistrate on Saturday granted police two-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry, who was arrested for ‘threatening’ members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
According to details, Judicial Magistrate Waqas Ahmed Raja accepted the police’s request for an extension in Fawad Chaudhry’s physical remand, sending the former information minister on two-day physical remand.
In the order, the judicial magistrate ordered the Islamabad Police to produce the PTI leader before his court on Monday (January 30) upon the expiry of his remand.
