Capital police submit reply in Fawad case
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry addressing a press conference in Islamabad on April 16, 2023. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB
Islamabad police and Adiala jail superintendent have submitted their replies in the Islamabad High Court in a case related to seeking details of cases registered against former federal minister for information and broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry.
IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case seeking details of cases against Chaudhry in other provinces.
At the onset of the hearing, the details of cases registered against the former minister in the twin cities of Rawalpindi Islamabad were presented in the Islamabad High Court.
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The Deputy Attorney General sought more time as the reports from other provinces were still awaited. The court accepted the plea and adjourned the hearing till next week.
Earlier, the Islamabad police and Adiala jail superintendent submitted their replies in the court. Islamabad police told the court that three cases had been registered against Fawad Chaudhry in two different police stations in the federal capital.
Two cases have been registered against Chaudhry at Abpara police station, while one case has been registered in Kohsar police station. The jail superintendent said Chaudhry was imprisoned in Adiala jail on November 8, 2023.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th 2024.