SARGODHA: Anti-Terrorism Court Special Judge Ijaz Ahmad Buttar on Tuesday granted 14-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf former MNA Aliya Hamza and social media activist Sanam Javed to Mianwali police for their alleged involvement in a May 9 case.

Police presented them before the court and sought one-month physical remand for investigation and recovery of phones and other equipment as both women allegedly incited the public to commit arson and violence on May 9.

The judge granted 14-day physical remand of Sanam Javed and Aliya Hamza and directed the police to produce them before the court on April 16.

As per first information report, an angry mob of Kamar Mushani town and surroundings had attacked police on May 9, 2023, injuring DPO Mianwali Matiullah Khan and five other police officials.

According to police, Aliya and Sanam Javed were involved in instigating the mob to attack on police stations and other monuments of national importance.

Ii merits mentioning that police had arrested a large number of people from Mianwali district in four cases registered with Mianwali City, Musa Khel and Kamar Mushani police stations wherein it was alleged that hundreds of people set military installations including monuments and premises of district courts ablaze on May 9 and 10.

Published in Dawn, April 3rd, 2024