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Hammad Azhar’s mother asks Lahore High Court to secure his recovery amid arrest reports

From Dawn · () English

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  • Ishrat Azhar asked the Lahore High Court to locate and recover her son, PTI leader Hammad Azhar, from alleged police custody.
  • The petition said Azhar was arrested two days earlier and that his family had no information about his whereabouts or safety.
  • Police officials said they were unaware of his reported arrest, while PTI sources linked it to a case involving the May 9, 2023 riots.

The mother of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Hammad Azhar has taken his reported disappearance to the Lahore High Court, asking the court to secure his recovery from alleged police custody.

Ishrat Azhar filed a habeas corpus petition on Monday through Barrister Abuzar Salman Niazi. The petition names Punjab’s inspector general of police, senior Lahore police officials and the station house officer of the RA Bazaar police station as respondents.

It alleges that police arrested Azhar two days earlier but that his family has received no information about his whereabouts. The petition also raises concerns about his safety and argues that no one can be held in illegal detention.

PTI said a day earlier that Azhar had been arrested. Police officials in Multan and Lahore said they did not know of his arrest, while party sources claimed he had been taken into custody in a case related to the May 9, 2023 riots. The petition asks the Lahore High Court to issue directions for his recovery.

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