ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Thursday ordered releasing ‘Gwadar Haq Do Tehreek’ leader Maulana Hidayat ur Rehman Baloch against surety bonds amounting to Rs300,000.
SC’s Justice Sardar Tariq Masood heard the case and announced the verdict in favour of Maualna Hidayat ur Rehman. On January 13 this year, Gwadar police had arrested ‘Haq Do Tehreek’ leader Maulana Hidayat Ur Rehman from outside a court in Balochistan’s port city over the killing of a policeman.
A heavy police contingent was present outside the local court, which arrested three others along with Rehman — days after the HDT leader said he would reach Gwadar to surrender before the law-enforcers.
Earlier, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Siraj ul Haq wrote a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) and urged the superior judiciary to provide justice to all citizens including Maulana Hidayat Ur Rehman. He said courts are free and there should be no double standards for the elite and the common man. Haq termed the Baloch’s political struggle as ‘peaceful’.
