PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh re-arrested in Karachi

Karachi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Haleem Adil Sheikh was re-arrested outside the Karachi anti-terrorism court (ATC), hours after an ATC ordered his release orders on Thursday.

The PTI leader was detained yesterday outside Sindh High Court (SHC), and he was today brought before Karachi ATC.

Aditionally, the ATC denied the police's request for a physical remand of the former Sindh opposition leader during the hearing.

Furthermore, the PTI Sindh branch president must be released right away, the court said, rejecting the police's request.

But soon after his release, Sindh police detained Sheikh in connection with another crime.

Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Haleem Adil Sheikh was arrested outside the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday.

After the vandalism on May 9, Sheikh, the former opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly, disappeared. He was apprehended after arriving before the SHC to get bail in the vandalism case.

Moreover, in relation to the unrest on May 9, the police were attempting to apprehend Sheikh.

Sheikh is one of the few PTI leaders who has remained loyal to the party.

The May 9 riots were a series of violent incidents that took place on 9 May 2023, in Pakistan. Following the arrest of the party's chairman, Imran Khan, from the grounds of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), demonstrations held by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters descended into violent riots.