ATC discharges 91 PTI workers from judicial complex vandalism case

ISAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has discharged 91 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers from the case pertaining to vandalism outside Judicial complex during Imran Khan’s court appearance, ARY News reported on Tuesday.

As per details, the anti-terrorism court judge Raja Jawad Abbas announced the verdict and discharged the PTI workers against surety bonds worth Rs 50,000 each.

Earlier, an anti-terrorism court granted interim bail to PTI leaders Asad Umar, Raja Khurram, Ali Nawaz, Murad Saeed, Zulfi Bukhari and Shehzad Waseem in vandalism at the judicial complex during Imran Khan’s court appearance.

These cases were registered against the PTI leaders Asad Umar, Raja Khurram, Ali Nawaz, Murad Saeed and Shehzad Waseem in CTD police station, while Zulfi Bukhari was booked in Golra police station case.

The judge remarked that the 2-week interim bail is granted to PTI leaders so that they can fast in Ramadan with ease.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Islamabad police had registered a case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and other party leaders for attacking, vandalising, and damaging the judicial complex during former premier’s appearance.

According to the FIR, the leaders of a “political party” were leading the mob, adding that they provoked the people, which led to vandalism.

An attempt was made to attack the Federal Judicial Complex and the Islamabad High Court (IHC) under a plan, it said.