Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:34:43 +0500 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:34:43 +0500 60 LHC seeks report on Rasheed’s arrest by Sept 22 https://english.aaj.tv/news/30334221/lhc-seeks-report-on-rasheeds-arrest-by-sept-22 <p><strong>The Lahore High Court has ordered auhtorities to submit a report on the <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30333997/former-interior-minister-sheikh-rasheed-arrested-in-rawalpindi-lawyer">arrest of former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed</a> by September 22.</strong></p> <p>Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan presided over petitions against Rasheed’s arrest in the LHC’s Rawalpindi bench on Tuesday.</p> <p>Rasheed’s lawyer Sardar Abdul Razzaq told the court that police had arrested Rasheed and others without any warrant and they have been shifted to an unknown location.</p> <p>His lawyer also told the court that not only was his arrest illegal but he had also not been produced in court yet.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30333997" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>The court then issued notices to the federal government, the IG Punjab, and the CPO and RPO of Rawalpindi.</p> <p>Rasheed was arrested along with his secretary and nephew from Bahria Town Islamabad on Sunday. After a denial by the Islamabad police, IG Punjab Usman Anwar had confirmed that he was in the custody of the Punjab police.</p> The Lahore High Court has ordered auhtorities to submit a report on the arrest of former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed by September 22.

Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan presided over petitions against Rasheed’s arrest in the LHC’s Rawalpindi bench on Tuesday.

Rasheed’s lawyer Sardar Abdul Razzaq told the court that police had arrested Rasheed and others without any warrant and they have been shifted to an unknown location.

His lawyer also told the court that not only was his arrest illegal but he had also not been produced in court yet.

The court then issued notices to the federal government, the IG Punjab, and the CPO and RPO of Rawalpindi.

Rasheed was arrested along with his secretary and nephew from Bahria Town Islamabad on Sunday. After a denial by the Islamabad police, IG Punjab Usman Anwar had confirmed that he was in the custody of the Punjab police.

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