An Islamabad court on Tuesday extended the physical remand of PTI Senator Azam Swati for four days till December 3.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Swati over the weekend on Sunday — the second time in less than two months — over strongly worded tweets against senior military officials.
Separate FIRs were registered against the PTI leader in Balochistan and Sindh as well for using “derogatory language” and “provoking the people against the army”. Following the arrest, the Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory Authority (Pemra) prohibited media coverage of Swati on all satellite TV channels.
Swati was not present for Tuesday’s hearing which was presided over by Judicial Magistrate Muhammad Bashir.
