KARACHI: Member of the National Assembly (MNA) and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) Ali Wazir was released from Central Jail, Karachi after more than two years of imprisonment.
The PTM leader was behind bars since December 2020 for allegedly delivering provocative speeches inciting hate against state institutions. He was arrested from Peshawar and shifted to Karachi.
He and some other party leaders were booked in four identical cases registered at Karachi’s Sohrab Goth, Shah Latif Town and Boat Basin police stations under sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) pertaining to the said charges.
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Four cases had been registered against Wazir in different police stations in Karachi, according to police. He was charged with different counts, including sedition and rioting.
Out of the four cases, Wazir has been acquitted in one case and has secured bail in the rest of the three cases, confirmed his counsel.
