RAWALPINDI: PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Jamshed Iqbal Cheema, and Musarrat Jamshed Cheema were detained by the Punjab police shortly after they were released from jail on the orders of the Islamabad High Court.

According to sources, Mr Qureshi, Mr Cheema and Musarrat Cheema were taken into custody by police soon after they were released from jail on Tuesday night after their detention orders were issued by the deputy commissioner.

The PTI leaders were subsequently moved to a police station in the Cantt area amid tight security instead of being shifted back to the Adiala jail.

While Mr Qureshi was being taken into custody by the police, journalists present outside the jail asked him whether he was being pressured to switch parties. He responded, “I was with PTI, and I still am, and I will continue to be with the party.”

Mr Qureshi’s daughter remained present outside the Jail and attempted to meet her father but she was not allowed a meeting. However, she managed to have some words with her father as he walked out of the jail gate.