ISLAMABAD: On Monday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) barred the police from detaining Attaullah Tarar, the special assistant to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
The protective bail for PM Shehbaz’s assistant was also approved by the high court.In response to Tarar’s petition for security, Acting Chief Justice IHC Aamer Farooq rendered a decision ordering the police not to arrest him.
After being accused of assaulting PTI employees on May 25, Tarar petitioned the high court for protected bail, which led to a police raid and Tarar’s arrest on August 13. He was the subject of a first information report (FIR) at the Qila Gujjar Singh Police Station in Lahore.