Gulalai's father sent to jail on 14-day judicial remand.

Byline: Waseem Ahmad Shah

PESHAWAR -- A local court on Friday sent social activist Gulalai Ismail's father Prof Mohammad Ismail to Peshawar Central prison on 14-day judicial remand after he was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on charges of cyber terrorism and hate speech.

Prof Ismail was arrested a day earlier by the FIA near the Peshawar High Court where he had gone to attend proceedings of his petition filed for quashing of another case filed against him, his spouse and Gulalai Ismail by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD).

Officials of the FIA produced him before a judicial magistrate, stating that a case was registered against the suspect under Section 10 (cyber terrorism) and 11 (hate speech) of Prevention of...