Sheikh Rashid is given a 2-day physical remand by an Islamabad court.

An Islamabad court on Thursday granted police two-day physical remand of Awami Muslim League (AML) leader and PTI ally Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, hours after the politician was arrested in connection with remarks he made against former president Asif Ali Zardari.

Ahmed was arrested on a police complaint filed by Raja Inayatur Rehman, the vice president of PPP Rawalpindi Division, wherein he said that the AML chief, in a television interview on Jan 27, alleged that Zardari got the assistance of some terrorists to plan Imran’s murder.

Imran Khan, the leader of the PTI, claimed in a broadcast address on January 27 that Zardari was behind a new murder plot, or “plan C,” and that a terror organisation had been hired for the purpose. He didn’t provide any supporting details for his charge.

The police and the prosecution both asked for the politician’s physical detention for an eight-day period during today’s session, which was presided over by Judicial Magistrate Omar Shabbir. The judge announced the reserved decision, allowing the police to physically detain the AML leader for two days.