Court grants five-day physical remand of PTI's Falak Javed

A judicial magistrate in Lahore on Thursday granted a five-day physical remand of Falak Javed, a social media activist and a diehard PTI worker, to the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in the cases of tweeting anti-state content and using derogatory language for Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Earlier during the hearing, the NCCIA had sought a physical remand of Falak so that it could interrogate her in connection with these two cases.   

Before that, Falak’s lawyer Mian Ali Ishfaq gave arguments. 

He requested the magistrate to order the medical examination of his client.

He also sought details of the cases registered against the suspect. 

On Wednesday, Falak was picked up for indulging in anti-state propaganda and using abusive language against the Punjab minister.

Reporter: Shaheen Atiq