ISLAMABAD: Police in the federal capital late on Friday arrested Irfan Siddiqui, noted columnist and a close aide to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Police said Siddiqui was arrested for violating tenancy laws and renting out his house without informing police. The case was registered under Section 188 at the Ramna police station.
Another man named Javed Iqbal, who was a tenant at the house, was arrested along with Siddiqui.
Siddiqui and Iqbal were presented before the court of Magistrate Mehreen Baloch on Saturday where police requested a judicial remand.
Siddiqui and Iqbal were subsequently sent on judicial remand for 14 days.
