Islamabad: Irfan Siddiqui has been shifted to Adiala Jail after a judge remanded him in judicial custody for 14-days on Saturday, according to Geo News.Police produced him before the court hours after taking him into custody for violating tenancy law.Irfan Siddiqui was shifted to Ramna Police station after he was arrested from his house last night.The renowned columnist and adviser to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is said to have rented out his house without informing the police.A case under section 188 of the relevant law was registered against him, according to a report.The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has strongly condemned the arrest of the senior journalist.Party's vice president Maryam Nawaz shared a photo of Irfan Siddiqui and wrote on Twitter "This scene is enough to lower any nation's head in shame.
He is a teacher.
Even today he was holding a pen".PML-N spokesperson Maryam Aurangzeb said Irfan Siddiqui's arrest is wrong and the FIR against him fake.Talking to Geo News, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Firdous Ashiq Awan said the government also has some reservations over the arrest.She said the government has summoned details of the case against the senior columnist.Awan said under the National Action Plan it is mandatory to submit details of tenants.She said it was inappropriate to produce Siddiqui before the court in handcuffs.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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