This file photo shows provincial chief of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Amir Muqam.
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday extended the interim pre-arrest bail granted to provincial chief of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Amir Muqam over an inquiry by the National Accountability Bureau regarding his assets.
A bench consisting of Justice Lal Jan Khattak and Justice Shakeel Ahmad fixed July 29 for the next hearing into Mr Muqam’s petition seeking the grant of pre-arrest bail until the conclusion of the case by the trial court.
The PML-N leader appeared in the court but as his lawyer didn’t accompany him due to a strike by his community, the case was put off.
Ministers, political leaders’ additional security withdrawn
Ag Sabah
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The Cabinet Division and Islamabad police have pulled additional security provided to federal ministers, leaders of different political parties and officials, sources informed Geo News on Sunday.
Personnel have been pulled back from the security details of National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, and five federal ministers. The federal ministers will now have only two security personnel for their protocol. Three security officials, out of five, have been withdrawn from the security details of the above-mentioned. However, the security detail of Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani will remain unchanged.
KP reconsiders security to VIPs facing threats
July 12, 2021
PESHAWAR: The authorities have decided to reconsider security to the individuals facing genuine threats a day after an order regarding withdrawal of policemen as well as Elite commandos deployed for the protection of the politicians, government officials and other VIPs.
The provincial government and the police authorities were under criticism on social media after a notification that mentioned withdrawal of Elite force commandos and police guards from a number of political leaders, mostly from the opposition parties, at a time when threats have increased.
Some of these leaders and other individuals had received a number of threats while a few had even escaped suicide attacks, bomb blasts and firing.
Additional security of ministers, political leaders’ withdrawn
Ag Sabah
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The Cabinet Division and Islamabad police have pulled additional security provided to federal ministers, leaders of different political parties and officials, sources informed Geo News on Sunday.
Personnel have been pulled back from the security details of National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, and five federal ministers.
The federal ministers will now have only two security personnel for their protocol.
Three security officials, out of five, have been withdrawn from the security details of the above-mentioned. However, the security detail of Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani will remain unchanged. Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak are among several ministers who have had their security details reduced in numbers, the sources added. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on July 6 had sai