Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf (PTI) activist Sanam Javed was released from Kot Lakhpat Prison Wednesday, two days after Lahore High Court ordered her release in a case registered under charges of encouraging unrest and raising anti-state slogans.
According to Express News, Javed was released in the presence of party workers and supporters who showered her with rose magazines when she left prison. She later returned home.
Javed had been taken into custody with her husband, Professor Atiq, by police near Kot Lakhpat Prison on April 27. The arrest took place shortly after she appeared at a hearing in connection with cases on May 9.
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The PTI activist has been arrested several times in the past year in connection with protests and alleged involvement in May 9 incidents following the arrest of PTI founder Imran Khan.
Her latest arrest was carried out in connection with a four registered at Islampura Police Station. Police accused her of blocking a road, sang provocative slogans and encouraged unrest against the state.
The case, which is registered under FIR No. 486, also names PTI leaders Alia Hamza, Nazia Baloch and Intizar Hussain Panjotha with 35 unidentified individuals. FIR was filed on February 8th.
