Draft:First arrest of Pir Syed Nazim Hussain Shah

On Feb 26, 1981, Pakistani Politician Pir Syed Nazim Hussain Shah Was Arrested by The Pak Military on the orders of Pakistani President Muhammad Zia ul Haq & was kept in the basement of Lahore Fort.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Arrest edit

[8]Hussain & many other Pakistan Peoples Party Politicians were arrested during a speech in Minar E Pakistan by The Pak Military on the orders of Pakistani President Muhammad Zia ul Haq.[9][10][11][12][13]

Release edit

On July 06, 1985 (four years after arrest) Hussain was released from the basement of Lahore Fort on the orders of Pakistani President Muhammad Zia ul Haq.[14][15][16][17][18]

Reactions edit

Hussain was initially held in the basement of Lahore Fort. despite the protests and critiques.[19][20][21][22] The United States and United Kingdom called for democracy and the rule of law to be respected.[23][24][25][26]

Release reactions edit

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Junejo, expressed his disapproval of the Supreme Court's decision to release Hussain in a cabinet speech broadcast on state television.[27][28][29] He claimed that the judges had shown favoritism towards Hussain, resulting in "the demise of justice in Pakistan.[30][31][32][33]

The interior minister, Lt Gen Sardar Farooq Shaukat Khan Lodi said in the event that the Islamabad High Court grant bail to Hussain.[34][35][36][37] "We will try to get his bail nullified.[38][39] And if he is given bail in some cases and some cases are still left, we will definitely arrest him."[40][41][42]

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