Remand extended in honey trap case

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday extended for 14 days the judicial remand of 11 co-accused in the playwright Khalilur Rehman Qamar honey trap case.

The police produced co-accused, including Hassan Shah, Tanveer Ah-mad, Qaisar Abbas, Rasheed Malik, Falak Sher, Mian Khan, Yasir Ali, Javed Iqbal, Zeeshan Qayyum and Mamnoon Haider, before ATC Duty Judge Irfan Haider upon the expiry of their 14-day judicial remand.

The investigating officer requested the court to extend the judicial remand of the co-accused, stating that the challan was in its final stage of preparation and would be filed soon.

The court extended the judicial remand for 14 days and ordered production of the accused on October 28.

The alleged attempted kidnapping of Qamar took place in July, leading to the arrest of nearly all the suspects by the police.

The Sundar police had registered a case of robbery and abduction against the accused.