On Friday, the District and Sessions Court of Islamabad suspended the physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill until the following Monday and ordered his transfer to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) for a comprehensive medical examination.
In his earlier reserved judgment, Magistrate Raja Farrukh Ali stated that Shahbaz Gill’s condition was not satisfactory. On Monday, he ordered Gill to appear before the court.
“Shahbaz Gill was wheeled into court with an oxygen tank attached to a wheelchair. Why was he brought to court in an ambulance if he was in good health?” The magistrate on duty remarked.
“A thorough medical examination of Shahbaz Gill should be conducted. Additionally, he should undergo a medical examination for his respiratory problems,” he ordered.
The court denied the request of Shahbaz Gill’s attorneys to announce the completion of his physical remand, stating that it had not yet begun.
Earlier, PTI leader Shahbaz Gill was wheeled before the Islamabad District and Sessions Court, which reserved its decision on the Islamabad police’s request to extend the accused’s physical remand by eight days.
Shahbaz Gill had been brought before the court of Duty Magistrate Raja Farrukh Ali, where he pleaded for the return of his oxygen mask.
“For God’s sake! “Please return my oxygen mask!” he pleaded. “Do you wish to remain in court?” the judge asked Shahbaz Gill. “Return me my oxygen mask. I will stay,” Gill said.
On the occasion of Gill’s appearance in court, stringent security measures had been implemented.
Faisal Chaudhry, the attorney for Shahbaz Gill, argued before the court that Shahbaz Gill’s medical report had not been produced. According to the medical report, he appears to have been tortured, he stated.
In addition, the medical board of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) deemed PTI leader Shahbaz Gill to be in satisfactory health. And based on the findings of the medical report, a decision was made to discharge Shahbaz Gill from the hospital.
The Islamabad police had also denied Shahbaz Gill’s allegations of torture. They placed an advertisement in the media in which a spokesperson for the Islamabad police stated, “Anyone with evidence of Shahbaz Gill’s torture at the Kohsar police station should record a statement at the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Islamabad.”
Prior to the case being heard, Shahbaz Gill’s legal team, led by Barrister Hassan Niazi, met with him at the PIMS.
The seven-member team included legal experts such as Naeem Haider, Tanvir Rajput, Mirza Asif Baig Qamar, and others.
