A district and sessions court in Islamabad handed Sheikh Rasheed over to Murree police on a one-day transit remand.

The court ordered that Rasheed should be presented in Murree’s court by 2pm on Thursday.

Hearing a petition filed by Murree Police Investigation Officer Shakeel Ahmad, the court ordered that Rasheed be brought from Adiala jail for the hearing.

Speaking to the media while being brought to court in handcuffs, he claimed that he is being pressured to change his loyalties.

“I won’t switch loyalties at this age,” he said.

He also said that handing him over to the Murree Police was unnecessary as they had already questioned him. He also said that his mobile phone and other valuables had been taken into custody by the police and were yet to be returned.

Sheikh Rasheed’s bail in a case registered in Islamabad has already been rejected. There is another case registered against him in Karachi.

The politician was arrested on January 2 from his house in a private housing society in Islamabad. The original case registered in Islamabad accused him of making unfounded allegations against Asif Zardari in a TV interview. Sheikh had said that the foremer president was part of an assassination plot being hatched against Imran khan.

However, two more cases were soon file against him. The first was registered in Murree accused him of interfering in state affairs. The second case, registered in Karachi, accused him of making defamatory remarks against Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.