ISLAMABAD: A civil judge on Friday granted three-day physical remand of Mian Tariq Mahmood, the prime suspect in the videogate scandal involving accountability judge Arshad Malik, to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Mahmood was arrested from Islamabad by the FIA on Wednesday and had been in custody since a civil judge approved his two-day physical remand, which expired on Friday. The FIA counsel then sought an extension in Mahmood’s physical remand for further investigation. Subsequently, the judge told FIA to refrain from inflicting torture upon the suspect and granted a three-day remand to the agency. Tariq, who was arrested from Islamabad, was presented before a civil judge, who approved his two-day physical remand.

Source: Pakistan Today July 19, 2019 11:48 UTC