Sheikh Rasheed, the leader of the Awami Muslim League (AML) and a former interior minister, was taken into custody on Tuesday in Rawalpindi after the court denied his request for bail in a case that was filed at the New Town Police Station.
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed was taken into custody by Rawalpindi Police from the court grounds. In eleven of the instances, Sheikh Rasheed was granted bail; however, in one case, his release was revoked.
In addition, Sheikh Rashid Shafiq’s temporary bail was lifted, leading to his detention by the circuit court.
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed had earlier denounced the events of May 9 and said that he had consistently counselled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan to have cordial ties with the armed forces.
His exclusive interview with Muneeb Farooq for Meray Sawal aired on Friday.
When asked why he had vanished from the political arena after May 9, the former minister said that he had spent 40 days on a “Chilla,” or 40-day spiritual retreat.
Sheikh Rasheed said that three individuals were talking with the army on behalf of the PTI chairman and that he was present at the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting on Wednesday.
All three of them, he claimed, had now established their own parties.
He further mentioned that Imran Khan had twice instructed them not to hold talks with the army.
The former minister said that he has already denounced the actions of May 9 and 10 and that he was not in the nation at the time of the incidents.
He continued, nevertheless, by saying that non-political individuals were crucial to the events of May 9.
Furthermore, he felt that a politician must never criticise a soldier. The former minister declared that he is pleased to identify as an armed forces “spokesperson.”
