Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, has been detained in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail for 15 days despite securing bail in the cipher case, VOS News reported on Tuesday.
The directives, issued by Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner under the Maintenance of Public Order (3-MPO), stated that Qureshi’s release may pose a threat to peace and security.
The order alleged that Shah Mahmood Qureshi was involved in instigating violence in the May 9 riots, wherein military installations were attacked, and that his release might endanger public safety.
It mentioned that the city police officer (CPO) suggested a 45-day detention on the report of the station house officer (SHO) concerned. The district intelligence committee also concurred with the assessments of the police and security authorities.
While granting the former foreign minister the right to appeal, the order detained Qureshi in the Adiala Jail for 15 days.
