ISLAMABAD: The anti-terrorism court has sent 2 leaders of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) to jail on judicial remand in the case of carrying weapons in the Senate.
Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court, Islamabad Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra heard the case against BNP Mengal leaders Akhtar Hussain and Shafi Muhammad for carrying weapons in the Senate Hall, in which connection they were brought to the court after two days of physical remand.
During the hearing, when the investigating officer(IO) asked for more remand for the recovery of weapons. On which court asked what was done in the last 2-day remand and which weapon is to be recovered.
Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra asked who is the head of the security of the Senate House and he should ask the security.
Later, the court rejected the plea of physical remand for two more days and sent Akhtar Hussain and Shafi Muhammad to judicial remand prison.
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Earlier, Senator Qasim Ranjo, a dissident member of the Balochistan National Party (BNP) Mengal defector has resigned from his position in the Senate.
BNP-Mengal defector Senator Qasim Ronjo has resigned from the membership of the Senate, he has submitted his resignation to the Secretary Senate.
Qasim Ronjo is also the parliamentary leader of BNP Mengal in the Senate. Sardar Akhtar Mengal asked him and Senator Naseema Ehsan to resign, as both the senators voted for the constitutional amendments against polity policy.
