Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:34:01 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:34:01 +0500 60 AML chief Sheikh Rasheed arrested in May 9 case https://english.aaj.tv/news/30347977/aml-chief-sheikh-rasheed-arrested-in-may-9-case <p><strong>Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed was arrested on Tuesday in a case pertaining to the May 9 violence.</strong></p> <p>He was arrested from Rawalpindi after a court rejected his bail application in case filed in the New Town police station for vandalism at the Metro bus station in Rawalpindi.</p> <p>An Anti-Terrorism Court which rejected his bail, later adjourned the hearing of the May 9 riots cases till January 25.</p> <p>Rasheed’s lawyer told media that the bail of the the former interior minister’s nephew, Rashid Shafique, was granted bail in all 13 cases related to the May 9 riots.</p> <p>“The AML chief, however, has been taken to the police station and will be produced before the ATC tomorrow to decide on his judicial or physical remand,” he said.</p> Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed was arrested on Tuesday in a case pertaining to the May 9 violence.

He was arrested from Rawalpindi after a court rejected his bail application in case filed in the New Town police station for vandalism at the Metro bus station in Rawalpindi.

An Anti-Terrorism Court which rejected his bail, later adjourned the hearing of the May 9 riots cases till January 25.

Rasheed’s lawyer told media that the bail of the the former interior minister’s nephew, Rashid Shafique, was granted bail in all 13 cases related to the May 9 riots.

“The AML chief, however, has been taken to the police station and will be produced before the ATC tomorrow to decide on his judicial or physical remand,” he said.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30347977 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 22:23:24 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad. — PID/File