PTI Senior Vice President Dr. Shireen Mazari was arrested in a late-night raid at her home in the federal capital on Friday, continuing the police crackdown on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders.
The Islamabad police, according to officials, raided her home early on Friday. Shireen Mazari was arrested after several other PTI leaders, including Imran Khan, Asad Umar, Fawad Chaudhry, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Ali Mohammad Khan, and Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, were also detained.
Under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (3MPO), each of these leaders was taken into custody.
The PTI leader is currently staying with his family at the Police Lines Guest House after being sent there by the supreme court.
Imran Khan must appear before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) today, which is the same court that previously ruled that his arrest was lawful, according to the court’s order.
It is significant to remember that the court has established the rule that no one may be detained on court grounds.
“Former Minister for human rights & SVP, Dr @ShireenMazari1 has been illegally abducted; adding to the list of countless abductions of PTI leadership, members & SM activists, by the fascist regime. Every day Pakistan is touching a new low” tweeted the PTI handle.
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Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari is a Pakistani politician who served as the Federal Minister for Human Rights, from 20 August 2018 to 10 April 2022.
She is the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and a Member of the Election Commission of Pakistan.
She has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018 and serves as a chief whip for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Previously, she was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.
Mazari studied at the London School of Economics and later received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in political science. Mazari joined Quaid-i-Azam University as an associate professor and went on to head the university’s strategic studies department.
