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IHC orders release of Asad Umar. Asad Umar, the secretary general of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), must released right away, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) ruled on Wednesday, according to News.
The hearing presided over by Justice Miangul Aurangzeb, who ruled that his arrest was in violation of the MPO (Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance).
On May 10, a day after nationwide demonstrations against PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest broke out, Umar taken into custody from the IHC grounds under the MPO.
Justice Miangul Aurangzeb said during the hearing today that “they will not let you go until you hold a press conference.”
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The cases of Asad Umar are in front of me. “I don’t know what will happen tomorrow if I make an order today,” Justice Aurangzeb said.
The court then ordered Umar to withdraw his inflammatory tweets and submit an affidavit.