Court imposes travel restrictions on people linked to GHQ gate attack

A Rawalpindi court on Monday imposed travel restrictions on the people involved in an attack on the main gate of the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the Pakistan Army. 

The court has imposed a ban on foreign travel of the people linked to the incident. 

To make sure that the authorities comply with the court orders, the judge has written a letter to the director general of immigration. The judge said that the people linked to this case cannot travel abroad without the court’s permission. 

The ban on the foreign travel of the suspects has been imposed under Article 28A of the Anti-Terrorism Act. 

Last week, police submitted a new document in the anti-terrorism court hearing the GHQ gate attack case, with an inspection note offering fresh insights into the incident.

During the hearing in the Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi, the inspection note was presented as Supplementary 1, Paragraph 44. The inspection note, as part of supplementary evidence, details findings from 54 locations around the GHQ gate.

The note reveals that the attack involved several suspects carrying Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) flags, caps, and petrol bombs.

Notably, the inspection mentions the damage caused to military symbols and statues outside the GHQ, including the army logo and the statue of a soldier. The attackers, led by Raja Basharat and Khalid Jadoon, reportedly incited a group of 300 individuals, who engaged in chanting slogans and throwing stones, petrol bombs, and using sticks.