Daily Times

MULTAN: Mufti Abdul Qavi, arrested by the police on Wednesday in model Qandeel Baloch murder case, was hospitalized on Thursday evening after he was remanded in police custody for four days.

Dr. Rana Altaf, Director of the Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology, commented on the Mufti’s health, telling journalists that the cleric was a heart patient and had undergone angioplasty some time ago. He was currently under observation of senior doctors.

Earlier, Mufti Qavi was produced before the judicial magistrate Muhammad Parvaiz Khan in court who granted his four-day physical remand, giving him in police custody for interrogation purposes.

The trial court had issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Mr. Qavi on Oct 12 after it was informed by police that the cleric was not cooperating in investigation into model Qandeel Baloch’s murder.

Mufti Qavi filed a pre-arrest bail application with the district and sessions judge the same day. Resultantly, he was granted relief and was summoned on Oct 17 (Tuesday). He appeared before the court, but the judge adjourned the hearing for Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the cleric appeared before District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Ameer Ahmad but fled from the court premises before the verdict on his bail appeal was announced.

Mufti Qavi was however arrested and shifted to Chahliyak police station.