Former Pak PM Imran Khan's sisters shifted to Jhelum jail on judicial remand

Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan sisters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan were shifted to the District Jail Jhelum from Rawalpindis Adiala Jail on Saturday after an antiterrorism court rejected a police request to extend their physical remand Dawn reportedThe court ordered they be shifted to jail on judicial remandPolice sources said that strict security arrangements are in place at the Jhelum jail with around 500 prisoners being relocated there in small groups to maintain order Attempts to contact Jail Superintendent Syed Hassan Mujtaba Shah for comments were unsuccessful as reported by DawnEarlier the ATC in Rawalpindi had rejected the extension of the sisters physical remand and issued notices regarding their bail applicationsAleema and Uzma were presented in court under tight security as legal representatives from both sides made their argumentsDefense counsel Niazullah Khan Niazi argued that there were no grounds for further remand Dawn reportedProsecutor Raja Naveed earlier pressed for further remand arguing that police needed additional time to recover critical evidence including mobile phones and other materialsHowever Prosecutor Raja Naveed pushed for an extension of remand claiming the need to recover critical evidence including mobile phones and other materialsAnother defense counsel Usman Riaz Gill raised concerns about procedural violations in remanding women arguing that legal protocols were not followed properly He also requested the court to review footage of the protest to demonstrate the alleged misconduct by the police as reported by DawnJudge Tahir Abbas Sipra rejected the request stating that the USB should be examined by the police investigators insteadThe judge also expressed dissatisfaction with the prosecutions explanations pointing out that police should have documented every development in the caseThe court issued notices on the bail applications of the suspects with the next hearing scheduled for Oct 19 Dawn reportedThe court subsequently issued notices on the bail applications for both sisters with the next hearing scheduled for October 19This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever