IHC orders immediate release of PTI leader Asad Umar

ISLAMABAD -UNS: Islamabad High Court on Wednesday ordered release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf general secretary and former finance minister Asad Umar.

Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb conducted hearing of a petition filed by Asad Umar seeking protective bail. Asad Umar’s lawyer Babar Awan appeared in the Islamabad High Court.

Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of Islamabad High Court declared Asad Umar’s arrest under the MPO illegal and ordered his immediate release.

The court ordered Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Asad Umar to submit an affidavit and asked him to delete his tweets. The court further said that if he violated the affidavit, he should forget his political career.