An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi on Monday adjourned indictment in the GHQ attack case until November 28 due to the absence of 120 suspects, including former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
ATC judge Amjad Ali Shah heard the case.
PTI’s lawyer Muhammad Faisal Malik, on the occasion, told the judge that his clients could not be produced in the court today due to the closure of roads due to the party’s protest at D-Chowk, Islamabad.
Thousands of people took to the streets on May 9, 2023 after learning that their leader Imran Khan had been arrested.
They went berserk, torched and vandalized government properties, including military installations and the memorials of the Pakistan Army’s martyrs.
FIR lodged in Taxila
A case has been registered against PTI founder Imran Khan, his wife Bushri Bibi and sister Aleema Khan at Taxila police station.
Moreover, former president Dr Arif Alvi, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shehryar Riaz, Hammad Azhar and Asad Qaiser were also named in the case.
The case has been registered under the Anti-Terrorism Act and includes robbery, attempted murder and other sections of the Pakistan Penal Code.
According to text of FIR, PTI founder, through Aleema Khan, gave a message to the people about the November 24 protest while in a video message on November 19, Bushra Bibi asked PTI workers to reach Islamabad.
The accused put the lives of citizens in danger by protesting violently. The accused raised slogans against state institutions and spread fear among the people, text of FIR said.
Reporter: Ershad Qureshi