The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday issued orders to relase of PTI leader and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heared the petition challenging Qureshi's arrest and declared his arrest illegal under the 3 MPO (Maintenance of Public Order).  The judge said the PTI leader would be released after submitting an undertaking. Qureshi’s lawyers informed the court that they would submit the undertaking after consulting the PTI leader.

The PTI stalwart was among the top PTI leaders that were arrested from Islamabad on May 11 within 24 hours as the government tightened the noose around the party following countrywide protests against former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest. Police took Qureshi into custody during a raid at Gilgit-Baltistan House in Islamabad. In another hearing, the IHC also issued orders to release the wife of PTI leader and former minister Shehryar Khan Afridi.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP