MARDAN: A judicial magistrate on Sunday sent former speaker of National Assembly and PTI leader Asad Qaiser to jail on judicial remand in the May 9 vandalism case.
Asad Qaiser was produced before magistrate Atta-ur-Rehman and police sought his physical remand. But the magistrate rejected police request. The former speaker is accused of attacking a drug shop while the PTI workers vandalised various places throughout the country on May 9.
It may be noted that Asad Qaiser was arrested again on Saturday after he was released on bail.
Earlier, A district and sessions court in Mardan on Saturday granted bail to former National Assembly speaker Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Qaiser in May 9 case.
Mardan District and Sessions Courts Judge Mohammad Zaib granted bail to Asad Qaiser against surety bonds worth Rs100,000.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Qaiser was re-arrested by Charsadda police on November 24.
Police arrested former Speaker of the National Assembly Asad in a vandalism case and took him to Charsadda under strict security measures. Earlier, an anti-corruption court in Abbottabad granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Qaiser in a corruption case.
Qaiser, who is accused of corruption in the procurement of equipment for Gajju Khan Medical College, was arrested from Bani Gala, Islamabad, on Nov 3. –Agencies
