An Anti-terrorism court has acquitted all 18 accused, including the workers of Imran Khan-founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), in the May 9 riots case due to lack of evidence, ARY News reported on Friday.
On May 9 last year, violent clashes broke out across Pakistan after former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested. The protests were held in remote and major cities as the party workers were agitated due to Khan's arrest, with Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad summoning
Judge Khalid Arshad said that a jail trial does not mean there will be no justice. He announced the decision while hearing the case when Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) social media activist Ayesha Ali Bhutto and former Member of National Assembly (MNA) Rubina appeared before the court.
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday permitted police to interview former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry in jail in connection with the vandalism and burning of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) headquarters on May 9, reported ARY News.
ATC Judge Abher Gul Khan has issued the arrest warrant for Pakistan's former Information and Broadcasting Minister and directed the station house officer (SHO) concerned to execute the orders of her arrest.
During the proceedings, the prosecution failed to provide solid evidence against the four MQM-L members including Farhat Abbas, Shahzeb, Mujtaba, and Hammad.
An Islamabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi in a case related to allegedly rioting outside the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) in March this year, Dawn reported on Friday.
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Thursday sent PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) leader Yasmin Rashid to jail on 14-day judicial remand in a case pertaining to remarks against state institutions and rioting in the wake of the arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in May, Dawn reported.
The court announced the decision after the case's plantiff altered their statement. The case was filed against the senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader at the Industrial Police Station in Gujranwala on August 25, 2022. The case was registered against Sanaullah after Pakistan Mu