ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered Inspector General of Police Islamabad to probe into alleged torture on former SAPM and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill.

Acting Chief Justice of IHC Justice Amir Farooq took up case filed by counsel of PTI leader alleging torture in police custody.

During proceedings, court summoned IG Islamabad to rostrum and asked if Gill was tortured in police custody to which he said that there was no truth in allegations of torture on Shahbaz Gill. Court ordered IG Islamabad to investigate torture claims.

 On other hand, a six-member medical board had been constituted for treatment of PTI leader Shahbaz Gill, a day after he was shifted to hospital for his medical tests before being handed over to Islamabad police on physical remand.

Six-member medical board included doctors specialised in cardiology, pulmonology, medicine, neurologist and others.

A medical report has been submitted to Islamabad Session which states that PTI leader Gill is suffering from phobia, anxiety and asthma. As reported earlier, Gill’s situation was stable and he was not diagnosed with a heart problem. A night before his ECG was not normal as anxiety can also trigger heart palpitations.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 19 2022

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