Court allows physical remand of Sheikh Rashid's nephew.

ISLAMABAD: On Monday, a court in Attock allowed the two-day physical remand of MNA Sheikh Rashid Shafiq, nephew of former interior minister Sheikh Rashid, to the police.

Strict security arrangements had been put in place both inside and outside the court. A heavy contingent of police was deployed to prevent people's entry into the court's premises.

On the other hand, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers gathered at the city's Kutchehry Chowk and protested against the arrest of Sheikh Rasheed's nephew. They kept chanting anti-government slogans.

Earlier, former interior minister Sheikh Rashid's nephew MNA Sheikh Rashid Shafiq was arrested...

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