AML chief Sheikh Rashid arrested in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD (NNI): Awami Muslim League (AML) leader and PTI ally, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, was arrested by Islamabad police on Sunday.

As per details, Sheikh Rasheed’s counsel Sardar Raziq has confirmed that the AML chief has been arrested by men in plain clothes from his residence.

According to reports, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed’s two nephews namely Sheikh Raashid Shafique and Shaikh Umar were also arrested along with him from his house located at Bahria Town Phase -III Islamabad.

His lawyer Sardar Raziq said that it is not known in which case Sheikh Rasheed has been arrested. However, he asserted that they will take the legal route.

According to advocate, no single case has been registered against Sheikh Rashid in the Punjab province.

On September 11, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) summoned former federal minister and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed in National Crime Agency (NCA) £190 million Scandal or Al-Qadir Trust Case.

According to details, the former interior minister was directed to appear before the anti-corruption watchdog.

Earlier on May 24, Sheikh Rasheed ‘skipped’ NAB’s appearance for a probe in National Crime Agency £190m scandal.

Sheikh Rasheed was asked to appear before the NAB as a former member of Imran Khan’s cabinet which passed the decision for the settlement of £190m from the United Kingdom.

It is pertinent to mention here that Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and former interior minister had claimed that three people have been tasked to kill him.

He said that his life is under threat and three people have been given the task to kill him. He urged the then Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of this matter.

He says the former interior minister has been arrested by plainclothesmen from his residence in a private housing society in Rawalpindi.