The Sindh High Court (SHC) restricted on Monday the police from arresting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati in any more cases.
The directive came during the hearing of a petition filed this morning by Azam's son, Usman Swati. The court took up the plea after accepting the request for immediate hearing.
Azam has been in Sindh police custody for three days. He faces two cases for posting controversial tweets against senior military leaders.
An SHC bench headed by Justice Karim Khan Agha held the hearing on Usman's plea.
During the hearing, the Sindh prosecutor-general informed the court that all cases against Azam were lodged privately. He said that the prosecution is ready to present its arguments on a date of the court's choosing.
Later, the court adjourned the hearing till tomorrow (December 13), while directing to club Usman's new petition with a similar one he filed earlier. It directed the prosecutor-general to furnish the court with a reply by December 14, and also served a notice to Sindh Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon for the restraining orders.
The PTI leader is facing charges of libel for using foul language against senior military officers in his tweets. Sindh police shifted him to District Qambar after taking him into custody from Balochistan police on Friday.
