Islamabad-standoff: Sikandar's wife freed from Adiala jail
Kanwal will still have to appear in court for a statement at the next hearing.
Kanwal will still have to appear in court for a statement at the next hearing. PHOTO: FILE
RAWALPINDI:
Kanwal, wife of Muhammad Sikandar, the notorious gunman responsible for the infamous 'Islamabad standoff' on August 15, was released on bail from the Central Jail Rawalpindi (also known as Adiala Jail) on Wednesday, Express News reported.
Express News correspondent Imran Asghar reported that Kanwal was originally indicted by the police for assisting her husband in a terrorist act and obstructing the action of law enforcement groups during the incident.
However, Kanwal's lawyer had contested that she was a victim herself, used by her husband for his own ends.
After due proceedings on the case, the Islamabad High Court approved Kanwal's bail application at Rs200,000 in surety bonds.
The Adiala Jail subsequently let her out today accompanied by her brother-in-law.
Kanwal will still have to appear in court for a statement at the next hearing.
The standoff
On August 15, Muhammad Sikandar, armed with two sub-machine guns and accompanied with his wife and two children, had driven into the middle of the Constitution Avenue in the evening, where he fired on the police and started a stand off.
Sikandar was finally arrested after six hours but not before receiving bullet wounds from security personnel. He was taken into custody and hospitalised at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
Kanwal, wife of Muhammad Sikandar, the notorious gunman responsible for the infamous 'Islamabad standoff' on August 15, was released on bail from the Central Jail Rawalpindi (also known as Adiala Jail) on Wednesday, Express News reported.
Express News correspondent Imran Asghar reported that Kanwal was originally indicted by the police for assisting her husband in a terrorist act and obstructing the action of law enforcement groups during the incident.
However, Kanwal's lawyer had contested that she was a victim herself, used by her husband for his own ends.
After due proceedings on the case, the Islamabad High Court approved Kanwal's bail application at Rs200,000 in surety bonds.
The Adiala Jail subsequently let her out today accompanied by her brother-in-law.
Kanwal will still have to appear in court for a statement at the next hearing.
The standoff
On August 15, Muhammad Sikandar, armed with two sub-machine guns and accompanied with his wife and two children, had driven into the middle of the Constitution Avenue in the evening, where he fired on the police and started a stand off.
Sikandar was finally arrested after six hours but not before receiving bullet wounds from security personnel. He was taken into custody and hospitalised at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.