Shah Mahmood Qureshi released from Adiala jail

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has been released from Adiala Jail Rawalpindi, ARY News reported.

Addressing media outside Adiala Jail Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the ‘flag of justice’ is in his hands and he would meet the PTI chief tomorrow and discuss the current political situation of the country with him.

He said that the party is facing hardships “But don’t lose hope as the sun of justice will rise again”.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi said how can a prisoner incite someone into violence “I was in Jail, we fought our case and succeeded in the court” as the prosecution had no solid evidence against him.

He said when he left for Islamabad from Karachi on May 9, his wife was admitted to the hospital and upon informing his wife about the situation she told him to not worry about her and his family and not to get pressurized because of them.

Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench earlier today ordered the immediate release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairperson Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

High court judge Justice Chaudhry Abdul Aziz heard the case and declared the detention of PTI Vice Chairperson Shah Mahmood Qureshi as ‘illegal’.

The court ordered Qureshi to submit an affidavit to the Rawalpindi deputy commissioner within three days of his release.

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Separately, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday directed the Punjab caretaker government to disclose details of all cases registered against Qureshi by June 6.

The PTI leader was re-arrested on May 23 moments after he was released from Adiala Jail. Shah Mahmood was released from Adiala jail on court orders but was taken into custody right after his release.

It is pertinent to mention here that former foreign minister Qureshi was taken into custody by police in Islamabad following May 9 protests.

Shah Mehmood was arrested from Gilgit Baltistan House in Islamabad, soon after the riots erupted across Pakistan following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust case.