LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday handed over PTI leader Hammad Ali Awan to the police on a seven-day physical remand after the completion of his identification parade in a case related to the violence outside Zaman Park residence of former prime minister Imran Khan.
Racecourse police presented the suspect before the court on completion of his identification parade.
The investigating officer (IO) informed the court that the suspect had been identified during the parade.
He sought physical remand of the suspect for recovery and further investigation.
He alleged that the suspect was involved in the attack on the police team and violence outside Zaman Park.
On the other hand, a defence counsel contended that Hammad Awan was PTI’s candidate from PP-151 Manawan, Lahore, and is a lawyer by profession. He argued that Awan was arrested after two and a half years on political grounds. He asked the court to discharge the PTI leader from the case.
ATC-I Judge Manzer Ali Gill approved a seven-day physical remand of Awan and ordered the IO to present him again on July 31.
Published in Dawn, July 25th, 2025