LAHORE:A provincial review board on Friday dismissed a government plea for extension in detention of banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi.
The three-member board consisted of Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan, Justice Aalia Neelum and Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan.
Hafiz Saad Rizvi was produced before the board at the Lahore High Court (LHC) on expiry of his 90-day detention period.
The government officials assisted the board during in-camera proceedings and requested for extension in detention of the TLP chief.
The board also dismissed an application for extension in detention of Saad’s party activists, Usman and Wazir Ali.
A large number of police personnel were deployed at the LHC and surrounding areas during the board proceedings.
Saad Rizvi was arrested in April, this year.