ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former SAPM Shahbaz Gill’s plea to defer his indictment and fixed March 22 as a new date to frame charges against PTI leader in sedition case, ARY News reported.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra heard the case while prosecutor Raja Rizwan Abbasi and Shahbaz Gill’s lawyer Shahryar Tariq appeared before the district and sessions court.
During the hearing, PTI leader Shehbaz Gill pleaded with the court to defer his indictment until Arshad Sharif murder case verdict.
The court dismissed his appeal and directed to indict Gill on March 22.
SHAHBAZ GILL TO BE INDICTED IN SEDITION CASE ON FEB 27
Earlier, a district and sessions court in Islamabad had fixed March 11 for the indictment of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former SAPM Gill in a sedition case.
It is pertinent to mention here that a case was registered against Gill at the Kohsar police station, Islamabad. He was accused of creating a divide in the state institution.
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