An anti-terrorism court in Lahore has sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Yasmin Rashid to jail on 15-day judicial remand in a case related to May 9 riots.
The PTI leader virtually appeared before the court when the police asked for the former provincial health minister’s physical detention.
Ms Rashid was given to police on judicial remand for 15 days after the judge denied the police’s plea.
On May 9, the day the PTI chairman was taken into custody from the grounds of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the Lahore police had filed a case against the PTI leader for allegedly setting vehicles on fire.
Yasmin Rashid, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), had applied for bail in the case involving arson and remarks against government institutions, but an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore rejected her application yesterday.
A single-member bench of ATC – chaired by Admn Judge Abher Gul Khan – heard a post-arrest bail plea of Yasmin Rashid.
The court observed that the lawyers of Yasmin are not appearing before the court for arguments in the case.
Later, ATC rejected the bail plea of Yasmin.
It is pertinent to mention here that PTI Central Punjab President Yasmin Rashid was taken into custody last month under section three of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).
