Ex-GB bar chief, other activists held over ‘anti-state speeches’

GILGIT: Police have arr­ested four leaders of the GB Awami Action Co­m­m­­ittee (AAC) for allegedly delivering ‘anti-state speeches’ during an Iftar party, it was learnt on Thursday. The four men — including AAC Chairman Advo­cate Ehsan Ali, Advocate Nafees, Meher Ali and Engineer Mehboob Wali — were arrested on Wed­nesday, and an anti-terrorism court judge, Rehmat Shah, granted their physical remand till March 18. Advocate Ehsan Ali is a senior lawyer who has also served as president of the ...

By [email protected] (Jamil Nagri)