ISLAMABAD: A special court on Monday granted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) another two-day physical remand of PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Cypher case.
Earlier, he was remanded in FIA custody for three days in the same case.
Qureshi was produced before the Official Secrets Act court. The FIA prosecutor, Zulfiqar Naqvi sought another five-day physical remand Qureshi to further investigate him in the case.
After hearing arguments from the both sides, judge Abi al Hasanat Zulqernain remarked that no more physical remand would be given if the FIA prosecution failed to make any headway in the case.
Later, the judge extended the PTI leader’s two-day remand. Talking to media, the PTI leader said the other side had no justification to seek further physical remand because of lack of evidence.
“I’m already cooperating with the FIA prosecutors, but they are unable to produce any sold evidence,” he told reporters.
Qureshi alleged that he was being politically victimised and that they the FIA were violating the law and exploiting his basic rights.
He asserted that he is standing by his stance after he was handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for another two days on physical remand in the cipher case.
Qureshi said the FIA has no reason to seek his physical remand in the case and added that injustice was being done to him by violating the law.
“FIA could not provide any evidence [against me] and my rights are being violated,” he added.
The PTI leader he was being subjected to political victimisation and no charges had been proven against him.
“I fully cooperated with the [FIA]..I am standing by my stance,” the visibly angry PTI leader remarked. The police also prevented him from interacting with media.
