Islamabad: An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Thursday postponed the announcement of its reserved verdict over the petition for acquittal of Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case related to the 2014 attacks on Parliament House and Pakistan Television (PTV), GNN reported.
Judge Raja Jawad Abbas said that several of the accused in the case had filed petitions for acquittal before Imran Khan and it is unlikely to decide the matter leaving other petitions in pending.
The judge further stated that other accused persons including Ejaz Chaudhry, Asad Umar, and Jahangir Tareen have withdrawn their applications, and even arrest warrants were issued for several accused individuals in their absence.
Most of the defendants are being represented by Faisal Chaudhry advocate, he added.
ATC judge Raja Javad Abbas remarked that several other persons had filed their applications seeking acquittal in the same case, and it was not possible to announce the verdict just for PM Imran Khan while leaving others.
To these remarks, PM Imran’s lawyer Babar Awan pleaded with the court to hear arguments on behalf of those persons who were appearing in the courtroom for their acquittal.
The judge deferred the hearing for a break till 11:30 AM.
On Aug 31, 2014, PTI and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) workers marched towards the Parliament House and Prime Minister House and clashed with police deployed at Constitution Avenue.
Police later invoked the anti-terrorism act against then PTI chief Imran and party leaders including President Alvi, Asad Umar, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Shafqat Mehmood and Raja Khurram Nawaz for inciting violence during the 2014 sit-in.
Parliament attack case: ATC postpones verdict in acquittal plea of PM Imran Khan - GNN HD News
Islamabad: An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Thursday postponed the announcement of its reserved verdict over the petition for acquittal of Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case related to the 2014 attacks on Parliament House and Pakistan Television (PTV), GNN reported.
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