Court orders medical examination of journalist

ISLAMABAD   -   A local court on Friday or­dered for medical examina­tion of Journalist Asad Ali Toor, who was currently in custody of Federal Investi­gation Agency (FIA). Judi­cial Magistrate, Muhammad Shabbir heard the applica­tion seeking medical exam­ination of the said journal­ist. The petitioner’s lawyer adopted the stance that his client was observing hunger strike in custody of the FIA and prayed the court to shift him to the hospital. Howev­er, the FIA officials informed the court that the petition­er was healthy and not hav­ing any sort of strike. The court ordered for the med­ical check up of Asad Toor and dispose of the case.

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