District and Session Court on Thursday approved two-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Khan Swati.
Former Railways Minister Azam Swati was arrested by Cyber Crime Cell of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in wee hours of Thursday and was produced before the court.
#Pakistani senator #AzamSwati tells media he was picked up & tortured by intelligence agencies for tweeting about #Pakistan Army Chief General Bajwa. The parliamentarian said he was denuded.@hrw @UNHumanRights @amnesty @IHRF_English @RSF_inter
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During the hearing, the FIA requested the court to grant a seven-day physical remand of Swati for investigation; however, counsel of the PTI leader opposed the request and claimed that his client was arrested on “political grounds”.
