Karachi ATC sends MNA Ali Wazir on physical remand till Dec 30
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Ali Wazir was presented before the ATC after he was shifted from Peshawar to Karachi
A case was registered against the South Waziristan lawmaker and others in Karachi
KARACHI: South Waziristan lawmaker Ali Wazir was sent on physical remand by an anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Saturday.
The MNA and five other accused were presented in court today where the police requested a one-month remand of the accused. However, the court sent them on remand till December 30.
Ali Wazir moved to Karachi
On Friday, officials had confirmed that the Wazir was shifted to the metropolis two days after he was arrested by the Peshawar Police.
Arrested MNA Ali Wazir moved from Peshawar to Karachi: officials
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Friday Dec 18, 2020
Lawmakers Ali Wazir (L) and Mohsin Dawar (R) walk at the venue of a rally in Karachi, Pakistan, May 13, 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/Files
KARACHI: South Waziristan lawmaker Ali Wazir has been shifted to the metropolis, officials confirmed on Friday, two days after he was arrested by the Peshawar Police.
Wazir has been arrested for allegedly making a hate speech. He was taken into custody two days ago by the Peshawar Police as on instructions by the Karachi Police.
Earlier, on Wednesday, Wazir said he had no idea why he was detained in Peshawar. I have received pre-arrest bail as well, he had said at the time.