Pakistani rights activist demands release of her father Professor Muhammad Ismail

Mar 02, 2021

New York (U.S.) March 2, 2021 (ANI): Pakistani women’s rights activist Gulalai Ismail, who is now living in exile in the United States, has demanded that bail application of her father and a human rights defender Professor Muhammad Ismail should be accepted by Peshawar High Court on 5 March and the charges against him should be dropped immediately. It is believed the case against Muhammad Ismail and his family is in retaliation for the work of Gulalai Ismail. Professor Muhammad Ismail was arrested on 2 February 2021 after the Anti-Terrorism Court in Peshawar cancelled his interim pre-arrest bail. On 4 February the professor was chained and taken to his family home in Marghuz village, Swabi District. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police seized documents and mobiles belonging to him and his wife. The houses of relatives were also raided.