Naqvi sent on remand

Published December 1, 2003

RAWALPINDI, Nov 30: Civil judge Islamabad on Sunday sent Allama Sajid Naqvi, chief of the outlawed Islami Tehrik-i- Pakistan, to Adiala Jail for 14 days.

Mr Naqvi will be reproduced before the court of Civil Judge Abdul Jabbar on December 13.

He was arrested in Rawalpindi on November 15 in connection with Maulana Azam Tariq murder case and handed over to the Islamabad police.

Despite being public holiday, the judge on Sunday ordered the police to send Mr Naqvi to Adiala Jail (judicial jail) for 14 days.

Opinion

Editorial

Plugging the gap
06 May, 2024

Plugging the gap

IN Pakistan, bias begins at birth for the girl child as discriminatory norms, orthodox attitudes and poverty impede...
Terrains of dread
Updated 06 May, 2024

Terrains of dread

Restored faith in the police is unachievable without political commitment and interprovincial support.
Appointment rules
Updated 06 May, 2024

Appointment rules

If the judiciary had the power to self-regulate, it ought to have exercised it instead of involving the legislature.
Hasty transition
Updated 05 May, 2024

Hasty transition

Ostensibly, the aim is to exert greater control over social media and to gain more power to crack down on activists, dissidents and journalists.
One small step…
05 May, 2024

One small step…

THERE is some good news for the nation from the heavens above. On Friday, Pakistan managed to dispatch a lunar...
Not out of the woods
05 May, 2024

Not out of the woods

PAKISTAN’S economic vitals might be showing some signs of improvement, but the country is not yet out of danger....