{
  "id": 15212416,
  "title": "Islamabad ATC rejects police request for physical remand of ex-GB CM Khalid Khurshid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/islamabad-atc-rejects-police-request-for-physical-remand-of-ex-gb-cm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T14:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2037838/islamabad-atc-rejects-police-request-for-physical-remand-of-ex-gb-cm-khalid-khurshid"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad rejected the police's request for a 30-day physical remand of former Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid, instead sending him to jail on judicial remand. The court heard the case against Khurshid, who was among several PTI leaders arrested following a protest on November 26, 2024. Over 10,000 PTI protesters had gathered in Islamabad, defying a ban on public gatherings and a lockdown, leading to clashes with security forces. Khurshid was arrested along with others at the Peshawar residence of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati. The court also discharged PTI workers arrested in connection with two cases linked to the party's recent long march, rejecting a request for an adjournment to conduct their identification parade. The defense argued that the workers had spent over 40 days in custody and had been arbitrarily arrested and falsely implicated.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday rejected the police’s request for 30-day physical remand of PTI leader and former Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister Khalid Khurshid and sent him to jail on judicial remand in connection with a case registered over the November 26 protest. Judge Abul Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain heard the case against Khurshid. During the hearing, Islamabad police…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Islamabad ATC summons Islamabad police chief in security breach case against Imaan and Hadi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/islamabad-atc-summons-islamabad-police-chief-in-security-breach-case",
        "published": "2026-10-17T12:58:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}