A photograph of defense analyst, Lt Gen (retd) Amjad Shoaib, who is currently in police custody, has gone viral on social media platforms.
The retired army officer was arrested on February 27 by the Islamabad Police during an operation from his residence in the federal capital. He was arrested for inciting people and spreading hatred against national institutions.
In the viral photo, the ex-serviceman can be seen with his hands folded behind the bars of the lock-up and his eyes focused on the camera.
After seeing the photo, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan felt “ashamed as a Pakistani to witness the depths” the country has “sunk” due to an “imported regime of miscreants and their handlers”. “. .
“To cling to power and suppress all dissenting voices, they have jailed an honorable, patriotic Pakistani for sedition,” the PTI chief claimed. .
I feel embarrassed as a Pakistani to witness the depths we have sunk to thanks to this imported regime of a cabal of crooks & their handlers. In desperation to cling to power & muzzle all dissenting voices, they have jailed a respected, patriotic Pakistani on sedition charges. pic.twitter.com/YCo9F371vU
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 2, 2023
Lieutenant General (retd) Amjad Shoaib is currently in police custody on three-day physical remand.
This remand was granted by a local court in Islamabad when the former army officer was produced in the court of Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah on the day of his arrest.
During the hearing, the prosecutor told the court that a seven-day physical remand was requested after registering a case against the former three-star general.
Prosecutor Adnan said that the former general tried to spread hatred between the government, opposition and civil servants through his statement on TV.
However, the court rejected the request of the police and sent him to three-day physical remand.
