IHC orders release of drug convict arrested in China
By The BriefBrief
The Islamabad High Court ordered the release of drug convict Syed Jalal Haider from jail after 12 years. Haider was arrested in China with over 350 grams of heroin and received a 15-year sentence from a Chinese court; he was brought to Pakistan under a China prisoners’ exchange agreement.
WHO:Islamabad High Court (IHC) and Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro
WHAT:Ordered release of drug convict Syed Jalal Haider from jail
WHEN:Sep 2, 2026
WHERE:Islamabad, Pakistan
WHY:The court granted the petition after determining the convict had completed 12 years in jail and that Pakistani law required 10 years.
