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Islamabad ATC grants police 3-day physical remand of former senator Mushtaq Ahmad in AJK protest case
['Fiaz Mehmood']
The Express Tribune » Pakistan
Former senator held protest after alleged detention over AJK unrestFormer senator Mushtaq Ahmad addressing a video message after he was denied entry into Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
PHOTO: X/SCREENGRABAn anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Monday remanded former senator Mushtaq Ahmad and a co-suspect, Daniyal, in police custody for three days in connection with a case registered over a protest related to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
After hearing the arguments, the court granted a three-day physical remand and handed both over to the police for further investigation.
The statement said he was stopped at Azad Pattan Bridge and denied entry into AJK before recording a protest and beginning his return journey to Islamabad.
Ahmad was leading the five-member Pakistani delegation as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla; however, he was later released.