ISLAMABAD, July 11: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought comments from the local administration over detention of an accused after he was granted bail in a case of attack on former President Gen (retired) Pervez Musharraf.

IHC Chief Justice Hameedur Rehman was hearing a petition filed by Mehmoodul Hassan, a relative of accused Jamshed Raza alias Chacha, seeking implementation of bail ordered by an Anti Terrorist Court (ATC).

The judge directed the deputy attorney general to coordinate with the administration of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) for its stance over Jamshed's detention.

Malik Ghulam Mustafa Kandwal, counsel for Mehmood, told the court that Jamshed was not involved in any activity “prejudicial to integrity, security, defence of Pakistan.” He said Jamshed was falsely involved in the case – FIR 934 of December 12, 2003 – under various sections of PPC and ATA. The FIR was registered in connection with a failed attempt to assassinate Pervez Musharraf in December 2003 near Jhanda Chichi in Rawalpindi.

According to him, Jamshed was involved in the case afterwards and he was arrested in 2009, adding that he remained on physical remand but no incriminating material was recovered from him.

The case is still pending before the court of Special Judge ATC, Rawalpindi.

He said on May 31 this year Jamshed moved a bail petition before the Special Judge ATC. The counsel said the judge allowed Jamshed “post arrest bail” but added that the ICT administration citing “breach of peace” is continuing to detain him. Jamshed's detention order issued by the additional district magistrate on June 17 this year stated, “The recent assassination of Federal Minister Shahbaz Bhatti and recent bomb blast at Silk Bank, I- Markaz, Islamabad show that miscreants like you have reassembled in the Capital.”

The order added: “You are found involved in terrorist activities and there is likelihood that you along with some other miscreants may cause damage to the government key installations and places of public importance resulting in breach of peace within the ICT.”

The detention order was extended after 15 days.