A district court in Attock on Monday approved a two-day physical remand of former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed’s nephew Rashid Shafiq.

As per details privy to the matter, Rashid Shafiq’s physical remand for two days was approved by the duty judge.

He was presented before Judicial Magistrate Jamal Mahmood in Attock District Court by the police to seek his physical remand for seven days for his alleged involvement in the Madinah incident.

Strict security arrangements were made inside and around the court and a heavy contingent of police was deployed on the occasion.

Rashid Shafiq will be presented before the court on the second day of Eid-ul-Fitr.

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Notably, he was arrested by a team of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from Islamabad airport as soon as he returned after performing Umrah.

He was arrested on blasphemy charges for his alleged role in a protest against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his cabinet members at the holy mosque of Madinah on Sunday.

A case has been registered against 150 people, including former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Fawad Chaudhry, Shahbaz Gill and Sheikh Rashid, in connection with sloganeering against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation at Masjid-e-Nabwi in Saudi Arabia.

According to Faisalabad police, the case was registered at Madina Town police station at the request of a citizen named Muhammad Naeem.

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