PML-N MPA Bilal Yasin moves LHC for case transfer from ATC
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The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday began hearing of the petition filed by PML-N MPA Bilal Yasin, in which he sought court’s directives for the transfer of the case of an assassination attempt on his life from the anti-terrorism court (ATC) to some other court, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
PML-N MPA had approached the LHC, showing his no-trust in the ATC-III.
During the hearing of the case, Chief Justice (CJ) of the LHC Muhammad Ameer Bhatti asked the petitioner not to level baseless allegations against the courts, and let them do their job.
Deputy Prosecutor General Sarfaraz Ahmed Khatana appeared on behalf of the Punjab government.
Giving his arguments, counsel for MPA Yasin told the court that it appeared that the ATC judge was under the influence of the accused. “Therefore, it is prayed to the honorable court to transfer the case from the ATC to another court,” he requested.
On December 31, 2021, PML-N MPA Bilal Yasin had got injured when unknown assailants mounted on a motorbike opened fire at him in Lahore.
Bilal Yasin, who received bullets in his leg and abdomen was immediately shifted to Mayo Hospital for treatment.
He is the nephew of PML-N, supremo Nawaz Sharif’s late wife Kulsoom Nawaz and is a member of the Punjab Assembly since 2008.
Taking notice of the incident, Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar ordered Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Fayyaz Ahmed to submit a report to him and arrest the culprits at the earliest.
Reporter Malik Ashraf