Afaq Ahmed was arrested on April 3, 2004 — File photo

KARACHI: The Sindh government under MPO decided on Wednesday that Mohajir Quami Movement (MQM-H) chairman Afaq Ahmed will not be released from the district jail Malir and according to the home department's notification, will remain in prison for one more month, DawnNews reported.

Ahmed, who was arrested on April 3, 2004, was granted bail in the last of the cases against him by the Sindh High Court on Tuesday.

Hundreds of MQM-H supporters, who had gathered outside the Malir District Jail protested the decision and blocked the National Highway.

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