SHC fixes plea for hearing against Hassaan's arrest.

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday fixed for hearing a constitutional petition filed by PTI's focal person Hassaan Khan Niazi's father against registration of cases and arrest of his son. Hassaan Niazi's father Hafeezullah Niazi appeared before Sindh High Court with his lawyers. He prayed to court that the case pertaining to his son's arrest be heard today (Wednesday).

Justice KK Agha replied that court had immense burden of other cases on Wednesday so hearing of the petition was not possible on the same day. He remarked that court will begin hearing of the plea on Thursday. The SHC fixed for hearing Hafeezullah's plea for March 30. Hafeezullah, in his petition, took the stance that his son was being involved and arrested in fake and baseless cases. He prayed to the court to declare his son Hassaan Niazi's arrest as illegal and null and void.

Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's nephew Hassaan Khan Niazi was taken into custody by a Karachi police team from Lahore. The four-member team of the Karachi police reached Lahore to arrest Niazi. Investigation...

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