A local court in Quetta granted bail to Hassaan Khan Niazi, the nephew of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief, Imran Khan.
On Saturday morning, Quetta police produced Hassaan Khan Niazi before the local court. The court granted bail to Niazi against a surety bond of Rs100,000.
Syed Iqbal Shah, the chief of the PTI’s lawyer forum appeared before the court and pleaded that his client was not guilty of any crime.
The judicial magistrate Quetta granted bail to the PTI chief’s nephew.
A large number of PTI supporters including Abdul Bari Bareech, Noor Khan Khilji, Abdul Ghaffar Kakar, Muhammad Asif Tareen and other leaders were also present outside the court.
The Balochistan High Court has already quashed FIRs lodged against PTI leader Shehbaz Gill and former federal minister, Azam Khan Swati.
Background
A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Friday approved a one-day transit remand Hassaan Khan Niazi to the Quetta police.
After the transit remand was approved, Quetta police took Niazi to Balochistan.
Sources said that a case had been registered against Hassan Niazi at the Airport police station in Quetta for inciting violence and interfering in government affairs.
Quetta police reached the district and session courts in Islamabad to arrest Hassan Niazi. Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah issued a warrant for Hassan Niazi’s arrest.
Later, Hassan Niazi was presented in court. Quetta police requested a one-day physical remand of Hassan Niazi, which the judicial magistrate accepted after which, he was handed over to Quetta police.
The court told the Quetta police investigation officer to present Hassan Niazi in the relevant court on March 25.
On March 18, a case was filed against Hassan Niazi at the Quetta Airport police station on charges of inciting violence and interfering with police affairs on a complaint of Inspector Abdulllah of the Airport police station in Quetta.
The case stated that while on patrol, the sub-inspector got the information that 150 people had blocked Chaman Road in Quetta, including Inayatullah Kakar and others.
The demonstrators blocked the road for one hour despite police’s attempt to disperse them. It should be noted that Hassan Niazi was not nominated in the FIR by the Quetta police.
Quetta police took custody of Hassan Khan Niazi and left for Balochistan after the judicial magistrate in Islamabad approved a one-day transit remand.
Niazi was taken into custody by police outside the Judicial Complex in Islamabad on Monday for his involvement in attacking law enforcement personnel and causing chaos in the federal capital.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 26th, 2023.
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