ANP leader released from Chaman District Jail

The Newspaper's Staff Correspondent Published November 3, 2026 Updated November 3, 2026 08:47am

Awami National Party Balochistan President Asghar Khan Achakzai speaks during a Balochistan Assembly session. —Screengrab via X/File

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QUETTA: Awami National Party (ANP) Balochistan President Asghar Khan Achakzai was released from Chaman District Jail on court orders after completing his seven-day physical remand.

He was arrested last week after a local court cancelled his pre-arrest bail and sent him to Chaman District Jail. The court subsequently granted police his seven-day physical remand.

After completion of the remand, the court ordered his release from Chaman District Jail.

Published in Dawn, November 3rd, 2026

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