The Peshawar High Court adjourned the hearing into a petition against the alleged illegal detention of PTI general secretary in Kohat district Salman Shinwari as he contacted his family and told them he was well and they should wait for a few days for his return.

His whereabouts were not known, according to Barrister Afzal.

The chief justice had warned the government on Wednesday (Jan 31) that he would constitute a larger bench for hearing the matter if the detainee was not freed or his location were not traced until Thursday.

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