Bannu ATC rejects extension in physical remand of MNA Ali Wazir

BANNU: An Anti-Terrorism Court here dismissed plea for extension in physical remand of MNA Ali Wazir, in a case pertaining to the recent clash between Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) and security forces.

The court was hearing a case related to the clash in which three people were killed and five soldiers were injured.

Following the hearing, Wazir was transferred to Peshawar Central jail.

Earlier, the anti-terrorism court had granted eight-day physical remand of MNA Ali Wazir to Counter Terrorism Department officials in the case.

Last month, PTM protesters as a group led by Mohsin Javed and Wazir assaulted Kharqamar check post, Boyya, in North Waziristan tribal district.

Wazir was arrested for provoking the protestors to attack the security force’s check post and subsequently presented before a local court in Bannu.