Sanam Javed Rearrested Immediately After Jail Release

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist Sanam Javed was rearrested on Wednesday by Gujranwala police in a different case as her release order arrived at Sargodha jail, where she had been held for over a year due to charges related to the May 9, 2023 riots.

Sanam’s father filed a habeas corpus petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC), seeking her release from what he termed “illegal detention” by the jail authorities.

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Sargodha jail officials admitted in the LHC that they had received the “Robkar” — release order — in the case where she had been granted bail by an anti-terrorism court.