PTM's Dawar released; 23 others sent to Adiala Jail.

Judicial magistrate Mohammad Shoaib Akhtar on Wednesday sent 23 individuals to Adiala Jail, a day after they attended a protest outside Islamabad's National Press Club against Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen's arrest.

On Tuesday, Islamabad police had arrested PTM leader and MNA Mohsin Dawar and 28 others from outside the press club where they had gathered to stage a protest against the arrest of Pashteen, who was arrested from Peshawar on Monday and shifted to Dera Ismail Khan in a sedition case pertaining to a speech he made in DI Khan on January 18.

Following yesterday's protest, a case was registered against 23 individuals by the Kohsar Police Station on various charges including sedition. Dawar was not included in the first information report (FIR).

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