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Shehryar Afridi sent on five-day physical remand

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RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former minister Shehryar Afridi to jail on five-day physical remand, ARY News reported.

The PTI leader was produced before the court in GHQ attack case.

Earlier on Monday, Afridi was sent to Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail by a district and sessions court in a case related to May 9 riots.

Earlier, Mr Afridi was produced before the court of Judicial Magistrate Naveed Khan for the completion of his physical remand.

The former federal minister was taken into custody from Islamabad’s Sector F-8 under Section 3 of Maintenance of Public order (3MPO).

May 9 events

Violent clashes broke out across Pakistan after the former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief was arrested from the premises of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on May 9.

The protests were held in remote and major cities as the party workers are agitated due to their chairman’s arrest, with Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad summoning the armed forces to ensure law and order.

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