US EditionHamid Raza 'Surrenders' to Police in May 9 Case
Sahibzada Hamid Raza was convicted in July by an anti-terrorism court for his role in May 9 riots and transferred to Faisalabad Central Jail after arrest.
- On Friday, SIC Chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza was arrested by Islamabad police and a court ordered his transfer to Faisalabad Central Jail, where he was handed over to Faisalabad police.
- Earlier this year, Raza had been wanted in several cases related to vandalism and violent protests and had been absconding since the proceedings linked to the May 9 unrest.
- A special anti-terrorism court in Faisalabad convicted Raza alongside PTI leaders Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, and Zartaj Gul, with courts handing convicts up to 45 years.
- PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said Raza `surrendered himself` instead of being `arrested`, while several PTI leaders and workers were released on bail but many remain detained.
- The May 9, 2023 unrest showed violent protests after PTI founder Imran Khan's arrest at the Islamabad High Court, including attacks on public properties and military installations while he remains jailed.
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Hamid Raza 'surrenders' to police in May 9 case
Chairman of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and former member of the National Assembly, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, has been taken into police custody and moved to Faisalabad Central Jail to serve a 10-year prison sentence. Earlier, his brother Sahibzada Hassan Raza said Hamid Raza had been detained by police while travelling from Peshawar to Faisalabad. However, a post on Hamid Raza’s X account stated that he had been travelling to Faisalabad to surr…
SIC chief Hamid Raza ‘abducted’ from Islamabad, alleges PTI’s Omar Ayub
PTI leader Omar Ayub on Friday alleged that Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) chief Sahibzada Mohammad Hamid Raza was “abducted” from Islamabad late last night. “Sahibzada Hamid Raza sahib, my dear friend and colleague, has been abducted from Islamabad late last night whilst en route to surrender in the conviction awarded by an anti-terrorism court [in] Faisalabad,” Ayub posted on social media platform X. He said he “strongly condemn[s] this action”.…
SIC leader Hamid Raza sent to Jail following May 9 conviction
FAISALABAD: Sahibzada Hamid Raza, the head of the Sunni Ittehad Council, was brought before the anti-terrorism court after his detention and was subsequently remanded to prison. The Faisalabad ATC ordered his transfer to jail, and he was escorted under police protection. The arrest took place while Sahibzada Hamid Raza was traveling from Peshawar to Faisalabad, with Islamabad Police detaining him. Sahibzada Hasan Raza, acting chairman of the Sun…
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