Lahore: Imran Khan’s nephew Hassan Niazi two days physical remand has been approved by a judicial magistrate of Islamabad on Tuesday (today).
Judicial Magistrate of Islamabad pronounced the verdict while an investigation officer of the case had demanded one week physical remand of Hassan Niazi.
Hassan Khan Niazi, the nephew and focal person of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, was taken into custody by police outside the Judicial Complex in Islamabad yesterday.
He was reportedly present at the scene when the former prime minister arrived at the Judicial Complex.
Police sources said that Niazi was apprehended in G-11 near the Judicial Complex for his involvement in attacking law enforcement personnel and causing chaos in the federal capital.
The arrest is part of an ongoing crackdown on PTI activists and supporters who police claim assaulted law enforcers while they were performing their duties in Islamabad.
PTI leader Farrukh Habib said Barrister Niazi was taken into custody from outside the anti-terrorism court and added that he was granted bail by the court before his arrest.
The anti-terrorism court had granted bail to PTI leaders including Niazi against surety bond of Rs50,000 till April 3.
The PTI chief and some senior party leaders were booked last week in a case of violence during a rally in Lahore, which claimed the life of a PTI worker.
The first information report (FIR) was registered at the Race Course police station under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), which also carried the legal provisions pertaining to murder, attempt to murder and other offences.
The other PTI leaders booked in the case included Fawad Chaudhry, Farukh Habib, and Hassan Niazi. They were accused of “threatening national security agencies” and “destroying the government and its institutions brick by brick”.
Police Spokesperson Syed Mubashir Hassan had said that “at least 11 policemen were injured in PTI activists’ torture”. He added two policemen were severely injured and moved to the General Hospital in critical condition.
