Five Americans sent on 14-day judicial remand

The five detained US citizens have been sent on a 14-day judicial remand in Sargodha. The Americans were brought to the court under strict security while Advocate Khalid Khwaja and Tariq Asad were presented from their side. Tariq told the court that they were not being provided copies of the charges on the five Americans, and added that the accused were also being subjected to torture in the jail. A certificate has also been presented in the court stating that an accused Umair Hussain was mentally unfit.

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