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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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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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.
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Ishrat Azhar, the mother, and Marriam Hammad, the wife, filed a joint petition through their counsel, Abuzar Salman Niazi.
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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.
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suspect → state → counsel
It contended that the police’s action was contrary to law.
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The petition requested the court to direct the authorities to allow Hammad to meet his lawyer and family members.
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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.
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He was reportedly arrested in Multan and handed over to Lahore police last week.
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Hammad had been declared a proclaimed offender by trial courts in multiple cases of May 9 attacks.
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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.
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It was further stated that he went into hiding to avoid arrest.
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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.
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The court also imposed a fine of Rs500,000 each and ordered the confiscation of their property in favour of the state.
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