KARACHI: The man on whose complaint a first information report (FIR) was registered against PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz, her husband Capt (retd) Safdar and others approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday seeking protective bail in a 2019 case.
Waqas Ahmed moved a petition in the high court (SHC) seeking bail to avoid being arrested by the police in the case.
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Back in 2019, he was booked on charges of obstructing a government official from performing duty.
Police had arrested Safdar on Monday morning from a Karachi hotel where he along with Maryam was staying for allegedly violating the sanctity of the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. However, he was released on bail by a local court later in the day.
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The case had been registered against PML-N leaders, including party vice president Maryam Nawaz, Safdar, and 200 others at the Brigade Police Station for raising political slogans at the Mazar-e-Quaid.
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