ATC sent AJK poet Ahmed Farhad to Rarrah Jail jail on judicial remand

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) sent AJK poet and journalist Ahmed Farhad Shah on a 14-day judicial remand to Rarrah Jail, Muzaffarabad. Muzaffarab is the capital of Azad Kashmir in Pakistan.

The case of Ahmed Farhad has become famous among the public due to his alleged disappearance by Pakistani security agencies. There are accusations that agencies kidnapped him from his home in Islamabad on May 15, 2024.

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He disappeared for two weeks. There was no clue about his existence. There was no official case against him in any police station. However, he appeared out of nowhere on May 29, 3034, in the hands of Gujjar Kohala Police in Azad Kashmir.

Regarding a recent development in this case, AJK police presented him before ATC today after his judicial remand’s completion at Gujjar Kohala police station. His imprisonment comes as part of allegations against him to instigate protests.

Following these allegations, the ATC judge sent AJK poet Ahmed Farhad on a 14-day judicial remand. However, the ATC judge ordered the police to present the poet before the court once more on June 24, 2024.

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Following the failure of the federal government to trace Ahmed Farhad, IHC Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani took strict notice. He passed a strict order against the government on May 21, 2024.

Justice Mohsin summoned the Interior Minister and Defense secretaries till 3 p.m. on May 21 to present a report to him on this case. He warned them to issue arrest warrants if they failed to appear in court.

Moreover, he also backlashed the role of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the disappearance of civilians in Pakistan. He also ordered investigative prosecutors to record the statement of the Islamabad ISI commander about this case and then report it to him.