Arrest of Fawad Chaudhry a slap on the face of democracy: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Lahore: (Staff Reporter) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the arrest of Fawad Chaudhry was a slap on the face of country’s democracy and rule of law. Former foreign minister Qureshi asked that under what charges Fawad Chaudhry was arrested without a warrant.

According to the twitter, “Stop playing with Pakistan otherwise, the situation could get worse and out of control,” he warned. The PTI stalwart was arrested from his residence in Lahore in the wee hours after he was booked under sections 153A, 506 and 124 A of the PPC on a complaint lodged by Election Commission of Pakistan Secretary Umer Hameed.

As per details police produced Fawad Chaudhry in court in handcuffs hours after his arrest and sought a one-day transit remand.  In a short media talk, the PTI leader said security had been placed in a way as a “terrorist” was being brought in court, adding that he was unaware of the charges leveled against him.