Raoof Hasan remanded in CTD custody in terror case

ISLAMABAD: PTI Information Secretary Raoof Hasan was arrested in a terrorism case and handed over to the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on a two-day physical remand by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad on Wednesday.

PTI leader Raoof Hasan’s arrest is related to another case that includes terrorism charges.

Police sources indicate that the arrest was made on a statement by Ahmad Janjua.

The CTD presented Hasan before the Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court, where Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra presided over the hearing.

Hasan was represented by lawyer Ali Bukhari. The CTD sought a five-day physical remand for Hasan.

When Hasan took the stand, the judge inquired if his medical examination had been completed, to which he confirmed and complained about being transferred to jail despite medical issues.

Lawyer Ali Bukhari said that Hasan had been sent on judicial remand by the FIA the previous day, and it was unclear when the CTD made the arrest.

The prosecutor clarified that Hasan was included in the investigation the day before but was formally arrested on Wednesday.

Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra noted that the supplementary report from July 30 stated that Hasan was included in the investigation within the courthouse premises.

Bukhari argued that this meant Hasan had been arrested the previous day and had been in FIA custody for the past eight days.

Hasan was not initially named in the terrorism FIR but was arrested based on another suspect’s statement, which alleged that Hasan gave Ahmad Waqas Janjua Rs300,000 to spread terror. Bukhari contended that physical remand was unnecessary for recovering the money.