A special court in Islamabad granted on Monday the Federal Investigation Agency four-day physical remand of PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
The federal government has set up a special court in Islamabad to hear cases registered across the country under the Official Secrets Act.
PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi was produced before the special court shortly after it had been established through a notification.
Read: Special court set up in Islamabad to hear Official Secrets Act cases
This is the first and only court that will hear cases under Official Secrets Act which was recently amended by the Parliament.
The amendment, however, attracted controversy when Preside Arif Alvi on Sunday claimed that he had not sign the amended bill into law. The government has already notified the amendment.
The special court has been set up in the Anti-terrorism Court No. 1 of Islamabad by redesignating the ATC court. ATC Judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain will be hearing the cases.
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