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Detained PTI leader Hammad Azhar's mother, wife approach Lahore ATC over 'denial' of meetings

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Sheikh, W. A. (2026, September 10). Detained PTI leader Hammad Azhar's mother, wife approach Lahore ATC over 'denial' of meetings. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2028866/detained-pti-leader-hammad-azhars-mother-wife-approach-lahore-atc-over-denial-of-meetings

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PTI leader Hammad Azhar's mother Ishrat Azhar and wife Marriam Hammad approached an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Thursday to file a petition against the police for allegedly denying them access to Hammad. The petition, filed through their lawyer Abuzar Salman Niazi, claimed that this is contrary to law and requested the court to direct the authorities to allow Hammad to meet his lawyer and family members. Hammad was sent on 21-day physical remand by an ATC on Monday in a case related to the attack on Jinnah House during May 9 riots. He has been declared a proclaimed offender in multiple cases of May 9 attacks and sentenced to 10 years in prison in another case.

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Story summary

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PTI leader Hammad Azhar has been arrested and sent on 21-day physical remand in connection with the May 9, 2023 riots. The PTI claimed that his arrest was a case of "political vengeance", but police officials denied any knowledge of his arrest initially. It was later confirmed that he had been handed over to Lahore police from Multan, where he was taken into custody. An anti-terrorism court (ATC) granted the police a 21-day physical remand of Azhar in the case, which involves charges related to attacking and vandalizing Jinnah House during the riots. Azhar's family members have also filed a petition against the police for allegedly denying them access to him while he is in custody.

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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 19% hedged 3 of 16 📰 publisher trust 72

“Both articles report on Hammad Azhar's arrest and detention, with Article A mentioning his alleged involvement in a May 9 case and Article B referencing his custody”

PTI leader Hammad Azhar handed over to Lahore police on 21-day remand in May 9 riots case different event · 80%

Dawn

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 19% hedged 7 of 37 📰 publisher trust 72

“Article B refers to a complaint filed by Hammad Azhar's mother and wife regarding denial of access, while Article A reports on his initial remand in the May 9 riots case”

KP advocate general questions maintainability of plea against PTI's Sept 27 protest different event · 80%

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⚖️ Leans right further right than this 🔴 25% hedged 10 of 40 📰 publisher trust 72

“Article A mentions a detained PTI leader Hammad Azhar's family members being denied access to him, while Article B discusses a planned protest by PTI on Sept 27, mentioning Imran Khan's release but not Hammad Azhar”

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Who wrote this

Wajih Ahmad Sheikh

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Topics

ATC LAHORE Multan PTI Rawalpindi

Subjects

Hammad PERSON · 5× ATC ORG · 3× LAHORE GPE · 2× PTI ORG · 2× Abuzar Salman Niazi PERSON · 1× Hammad Azhar PERSON · 1× Ishrat Azhar PERSON · 1× Marriam Hammad PERSON · 1× Multan GPE · 1× Rawalpindi GPE · 1×

Narrative

The petition stated that police were not allowing Hammad’s family members and lawyer to meet him even though a suspect in custody had the legal right to access his counsel and family.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-10

🔮 On Monday, an ATC sent Hammad on 21-day physical remand in a case pertaining to the attack on Jinnah House during the May 9 riots.

2026-09-10 · Dawn

Detained PTI leader Hammad Azhar's mother, wife approach Lahore ATC over 'denial' of meetings · mixed framing

Claims (12 extracted, 5 hedged)

PTI leader Hammad Azhar’s mother and wife on Thursday approached an anti-terrorism court (ATC) against the police for allegedly denying his family and lawyer access to him. uncertain

mother → approach → him

Ishrat Azhar, the mother, and Marriam Hammad, the wife, filed a joint petition through their counsel, Abuzar Salman Niazi. asserted

Azhar → file → counsel

The petition stated that police were not allowing Hammad’s family members and lawyer to meet him even though a suspect in custody had the legal right to access his counsel and family. asserted

suspect → state → counsel

It contended that the police’s action was contrary to law. asserted

action → contend → law

The petition requested the court to direct the authorities to allow Hammad to meet his lawyer and family members. asserted

Hammad → request → lawyer

On Monday, an ATC sent Hammad on 21-day physical remand in a case pertaining to the attack on Jinnah House during the May 9 riots. uncertain

ATC → send → riots

He was reportedly arrested in Multan and handed over to Lahore police last week. uncertain

He → arrest → police

Hammad had been declared a proclaimed offender by trial courts in multiple cases of May 9 attacks. uncertain

Hammad → declare → attacks

In January, for one of the cases, the prosecution told the court that he had been granted multiple opportunities to appear in court but failed to do so. asserted

he → tell → court

It was further stated that he went into hiding to avoid arrest. asserted

he → state → arrest

In March, a Rawalpindi ATC sentenced Hammad, along with 46 other PTI leaders, to 10 years in prison in the May 9 GHQ attack case. uncertain

ATC → sentence → case

The court also imposed a fine of Rs500,000 each and ordered the confiscation of their property in favour of the state. asserted

court → impose → state