KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi has sent Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly and PTI leader Haleem Adil Shaikh to jail on judicial remand till February 25.
According to details, the court heard a case pertaining to aerial firing and creating a disturbance in by-elections in Karachi’s PS-88 constituency on February 16. Haleem Adil Sheikh and other accused have been produced before the court by jail officials.
During the hearing, the prosecutor told the court that the accused had attempted to intervene in the polling process during the PS-88 by-elections. He also sought remand of Haleem Adil till March 3.
Meanwhile, the counsels representing the accused argued that the case was the result of political revenge but not a terrorism case. He also pointed out that firing was resorted to on the vehicle of Haleem Adil Sheikh.
The counsels also apprised the ATC judge regarding the recovery of a poisonous snake from the room of Sheikh. Haleem Adil, on the occasion, said that the snake was deliberately left in his room and it was a conspiracy to murder him.
To this, the judge remarked that he should not deliver such political statements outside the courtroom. “We are sending you to jail and you will be safe there,” the judge added.
The ATC ordered authorities to produce the accused again on February 25. Moreover, the court issued notice to the prosecutor regarding the bail plea of Sheikh and sought arguments on February 22.
