In January, Pashteen was sent to Peshawar's Central Jail on a 14-day judicial remand by a magistrate following his arrest from the city's Shaheen Town.
Activists in Islamabad who protested his arrest were also detained by the police and later charged with sedition. Later, Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted bail to the detained activists and reprimanded the government for charging them with sedition.