Islamabad: According to JEE News, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Senator Azam Swati was allegedly transferred to Kuchlock by the Balochistan Police on Friday morning.
Hours after the news broke, the senator’s daughter Farah Swati said she had “chest pain” and “difficulty breathing” on Thursday night and was admitted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) this morning. ) has been transferred.
However, he added that he was later discharged “before the lab results came in” and Quetta police took him into custody.
My father Azam Swati suffered chest pains and breathing issues late last night after he was sent on judicial remand to I9 subjail. He was shifted to PIMS hospital at 4 am this morning. Quetta police came a7:30 and had him discharged before his lab results came back.
— Farah Swati (@humanityhopeor1) December 2, 2022
He also revealed that the family was informed that Swati had been taken to Quetta because she had appealed to the nation to support her and “raise her voice” for her father.
Quetta police came at 7:30 am this morn and had him discharged before his lab results came back. Weve been told that they have taken him to Quetta.
— Farah Swati (@humanityhopeor1) December 2, 2022
My plea to all Pakistanis world wide and those that believe in humanity and democracy to please raise your voice for my father🙏🏽
About a week ago, the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing raided the senator’s second time at his farmhouse in Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, for allegedly tweeting against senior military officials. was detained.
A day ago, the district and sessions court sent the senator to jail on 14-day judicial remand in the case.
However, according to sources, the PTI leader was not transferred to Adiala Jail till late night and was later arrested by the Balochistan Police in a case registered against him in Quetta for making a ‘controversial speech’ in Rawalpindi.
The police then transferred Swati to Balochistan via a special flight from Islamabad Airport, from where she was eventually taken to Kuchlak.
Several cases were registered against the senator, including in Sindh and Balochistan, which he claimed came to know only after he was handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on physical remand earlier this week.
IHC reserves Judgment
Meanwhile, in a separate development, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) reserved its verdict against Swati’s lawyer Babar Awan’s plea to stay the transfer of the senator.
Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamir Farooq heard the request for information on all the cases filed against Swati.
Additional Attorney General (AAG) Manoor Iqbal Dogal told the court that after the 18th Amendment, “there is no law under which the Home Ministry can call for a report”.
“Do you have any administrative control or not?” The court inquired, to which the AAG responded by saying that the Center can maintain “coordination” with the province on police-related policies, but “the federal government has no power to issue directives to the provincial government”.
He added that ‘we can provide information related to FIA but how many cases are registered in the provinces, we cannot get such information’.
However, Awan argued that all human rights issues were “matters of policy” and therefore the Center could obtain such information from the provinces.
“If so, they will neither be able to write a letter nor host a press conference,” he replied, adding, “Then [the federal government] should take a clear stand that beyond Faizabad No option”.
“Hundreds of cases may be registered against me, but it is my legal right to defend myself in these cases. At least tell me how many cases there are,” the lawyer added.
Awan then pleaded with the court to stay Swati’s transfer until it was revealed how many cases were registered against her.
The court has reserved judgment on the matter.
Transfer of cases.
Swati’s lawyer Babar Awan had on Thursday approached the Supreme Court for transfer of all cases filed against his client in Sindh and Balochistan.
The Federation, the Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Inspector General of Sindh and Balochistan were made parties in the petition.
Azam Swati said in his petition that the federal agency arrested him in a false case, many cases are registered against him in the country.
Swati added that she faces security threats when appearing in cases filed against her in different parts of the country.
In such a situation, the senator requested the Supreme Court to order that the cases registered against him in Sindh and Balochistan should be consolidated and transferred to Islamabad.
The senator requested the court to stay the proceedings of the “FIRs” registered against him till his plea is heard.
