Pakistan, March 27 -- A judicial magistrate approved a two-day physical remand for senior journalist Waheed Murad on Wednesday and handed him over to the Federal Investigation (FIA).
Waheed Murad who was taken into custody Wednesday night from his residence where his mother-in-law was also residing was presented before Magistrate Abbas Shah's court in Islamabad after being named in an FIA case related to spreading fake news.
During the hearing, he took the rostrum, saying: "My mother-in-law is a cancer patient and has come from Canada for treatment." He further claimed, "I was handed over to them [FIA] just 20 minutes ago." His defence counsel, Hadi Ali, requested access to the FIR, arguing that Murad was subjected to unlawful treatment. ...