KARACHI:
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi remanded senior leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Amir Khan, into police custody for seven days, sources reported.
Khan was also allowed to meet his lawyers after he was produced in the ATC amid tight security. A large number of MQM workers as well as party leaders were also present in the court premises.
Khan is booked in a case registered by Rangers for giving refuge to the absconders and convicted criminals in Nine Zero – the MQM’s headquarters – and its adjacent areas.
The paramilitary force said in the FIR that Amir Khan as security in-charge of Nine Zero kept convicted criminals at Nine Zero and in houses in nearby streets, authorities stated.