https://ift.tt/PLUdXIh Renowned fashion designer Khadija Shah, who was arrested by Quetta Police in connection with her alleged role in the May 9 incidents, has been acquitted by an anti-terrorist court on Thursday. Shah was taken into custody by police in Lahore following the withdrawal of her detention order by the Punjab government. The ATC judge in Lahore had previously ordered her release, but Quetta Police officials apprised the ATC Lahore that an arrest warrant had been issued by the ATC Quetta in connection with a case filed under Section 169 at Bijli Road police station. Upon police submission, the ATC Lahore granted a three-day transit remand into police custody. Subsequently, Shah was brought to Quetta, where she was presented before the ATC judge. The judge remanded her into police custody for three days, rejecting the police's request for a seven-day remand. However, she remained in Quetta Police custody for seven days for further investigation into the violence incidents in Lahore that occurred on May 9 following the arrest of deposed prime minister Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated in Adiala Jail in connection with the £190 million settlement and Toshakhana cases. Read more: Police secure Khadija Shah’s 7-day remand On Thursday, the police brought the renowned designer before the ATC judge, requesting an extension of her remand, citing the need for further investigation. However, the judge dismissed the police request and discharged her from the case. Khadija Shah’s counsel Iqbal Shah had submitted an application in the anti-terrorist court, urging the police to present evidence supporting the allegations against the designer. The application asserted that if the police failed to substantiate the charges under Section 169, she should be discharged from the case. He highlighted that Khadija Shah had not been produced before the court until 4pm and when he went to the woman police station, she was not present there. Officials at the woman police station later confirmed that Shah had been acquitted in the case and had left for Islamabad.
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