Former minister Daniyal Aziz Chaudhry indicted in threatening police case

Senior politician and former minister Daniyal Aziz Chaudhry has been formally charged on Monday in a case involving threats against the police and the violation of Section 144 on election day.

According to the 24NewsHD TV channel, Daniyal Aziz appeared before Judicial Magistrate Shahid Javed at the Shakargarh court on Monday.

Daniyal Aziz's lawyer contested the indictment, denying the allegations and demanding a transparent trial in the case.

In response, Judge Shahid Javed ordered that the next hearing will be held on September 25, during which prosecution records and witnesses are to be presented.

The First Information Report (FIR) numbered 61/24 was registered against Daniyal Aziz at Sadar police station for allegedly threatening the police and violating Section 144 on election day.

Daniyal Aziz had been arrested on the day of the alleged incident but was released on bail two days later.

Daniyal Aziz Choudhry was born on 25 February 1965 in Lahore to politician Anwar Aziz Chaudhry, who once served in the Pakistani federal cabinet, and an American mother.

Daniyal is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister for Privatisation, in Shahid Khaqan Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1997 and May 2018.

In June 2018, he was disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in a contempt of court case and was barred from contesting in the 2018 general election. Following which he decided to field his wife, Mehnaz Aziz, in the election.

He and his wife, Mehnaz Aziz, decided to run as independents in the 2024 elections after they did not receive the PML-N's nominations for any seat.

Reporter: Ishtiaq Rabbani