ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad district and sessions court on Sunday ordered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry's medical report to be submitted amid fears of custodial torture.

The police were granted a further two-day physical remand of the former minister on Saturday, reversing the earlier decision of a judicial magistrate, who had rejected the police plea and sent him on judicial remand to Adiala Jail.

The law of the jungle now prevails where might is right & the Constitution & law of the land have been totally subjugated by the Pharaohs of today.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 28, 2023

Meanwhile, PTI chief Imran Khan had penned a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial seeking his intervention for the protection of "fundamental rights" in Fawad's case. Citing examples of party leaders Azam Swati and Shahbaz Gill, he had expressed his apprehensions that Fawad would be subjected to the same custodial in violation of Articles 9, 10A, and 14 — which pertain to the right to a fair trial, freedom of speech, and inviolability of the dignity of a human being. He had requested the top judge to ensure that the honour and dignity of Fawad were not violated.

A request had also been filed with the concerned lower court in the capital expressing similar reservations by Fawad's lawyers requesting his medical examination.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 30 2023

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