PESHAWAR: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Bannu dismissed on Friday a plea by Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) seeking extension in physical remand of lawmaker Mohsin Dawar, a senior lawyer said.
The Magistrate on Duty Inamullah ordered to send Dawar on judicial remand to Peshawar Central Prison partly because of security concerns, Advocate Mureed Hayat, who was present at the court when Dawar was produced, told Arab News.
“However, a bail application will be filed on coming Monday and subsequently a date will be fixed for the next hearing,” he added.
Dawar’s brother Saud Dawar told Arab News that he was optimistic his brother would be released on bail very soon as they had expedited the legal fight.
Mohsin Dawar, who is a Member of the National Assembly (MNA), was arrested last week over allegations of leading an assault on a security check post in North Waziristan tribal district.
Last month, according to a statement by the military’s media wing, Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar, the two MNAs and leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), had incited a group of people, attacking a check post in an attempt to forcibly secure the release of a “terrorists facilitator” which triggered exchange of fire leaving multiple casualties in the North Waziristan tribal district.
However, the two lawmakers have denied the charges.
Wazir, who is a lawmaker from the adjacent South Waziristan tribal district, is already in police custody over charges of leading the May 26 attack on Khar Qamar check post in Boya, a hamlet in North Waziristan region.
Hayat said that earlier a special ATC judge had remanded Dawar in police custody for eight days.
The charges against Dawar have been framed under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997 of the Pakistan Penal Code 302 (murder), 324 (attempt to murder) and others, he added.
Mohsin Dawar sent to Peshawar Central jail on judicial remand
Mohsin Dawar sent to Peshawar Central jail on judicial remand
- Dawar and another lawmaker Ali Wazir were arrested over allegations of leading an assault on a security check post
- Anti-Terrorism Court rejected plea to extend his physical remand
Pakistan extends ban on Indian-registered aircraft through January, aviation authority says
- Move marks the seventh extension of the ban after a gun attack in Indian-administered Kashmir
- It has forced Indian airlines to reroute flights, raising fuel use, travel times and operating costs
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan extended a ban on Indian-registered aircraft from using its airspace until late January, it said on Wednesday, prolonging restrictions that have disrupted flight routes for Indian airlines.
Pakistan first imposed the restriction on April 24 as part of a series of tit-for-tat measures announced by both countries days after an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that New Delhi blamed on Pakistan. Islamabad denied any involvement and called for a credible, international investigation into the attack, which killed 26 tourists.
Tensions escalated after India targeted several sites in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, triggering intense missile, drone and artillery exchanges before a ceasefire brokered by the United States took effect on May 10.
“Pakistan’s airspace will continue to remain closed for Indian-registered aircraft,” the Pakistan Airports Authority said in a statement.
“The restriction will remain in effect from December 25, 2025, to January 27, 2026,” it continued. “The restriction will apply to aircraft owned, operated or leased by Indian airlines, including military flights.”
This marks the seventh extension of the ban, which has forced Indian airlines to reroute international flights, increasing fuel consumption, travel times and operating costs.
Earlier this month, Pakistan accused India of blocking humanitarian assistance destined for Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah, saying a special Pakistani aircraft carrying aid was forced to wait more than 60 hours for overflight clearance.
Pakistan later sent relief supplies and rescue teams to the island nation by sea, officials said.
