ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad court approved the three-day physical remand of former prime minister of Azad Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas.
In the District and Sessions Court of Islamabad, a hearing was held against the former Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Tanveer Ilyas for misusing his passport, in which Federal Investigation Agency(FIA) presented him in the Judicial Magistrate's Court.
During the hearing, the FIA prosecutor requested the 8-day physical remand of Tanveer Ilyas and said that Tanveer Ilyas used a diplomatic passport after leaving the post of Prime Minister and he visited Saudi Arabia on the same passport. The passport of Sardar Tanveer Ilyas was cancelled but not returned yet.
On this, lawyer said that Sardar Tanveer Ilyas is a former prime minister, he can use a diplomatic passport, he only visited Saudi Arabia on a diplomatic passport and lawyer present his passport in the court.
Later, the court approved the 3-day physical remand of Sardar Tanveer Ilyas.
Earlier, a local court granted bail to Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, former Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), who was arrested by Islamabad city police late on Sunday night in connection with a case related to an attack on a company’s office.
Police produced former AJK Prime Minister before Judicial Magistrate Mureed Abbas who filed post-arrest bail through his counsel in a case registered against him at Margalla police station.
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The court approved the AJK former premier’s bail against the surety bond of Rs50,000.
