ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court docket of Pakistan has issued a discover to the Punjab authorities within the GHQ assault case, ARY Information reported.
The discover was served following a plea filed by former inside minister and Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed for acquittal in GHQ assault case.
The court docket has directed the provincial authorities to submit a report in response to the enchantment.
A 3-member bench, headed by the Chief Justice, heard the case and adjourned the proceedings for 2 weeks.
Earlier, Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed challenged his indictment within the GHQ assault case. Rasheed filed plea within the Supreme Court docket via his lawyer Sardar Abdul Razzaq Khan.
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In his petition, Sheikh Rasheed argued that there isn’t any strong proof in opposition to him to assist the imposition of fees.
He claimed that not one of the 95 witnesses within the case had recognized him, and he was not named within the FIR. Sheikh Rasheed additional asserted that he had no involvement within the GHQ assault case.
On December 6, an anti-terrorism court docket (ATC) indicted ex-prime minister Imran Khan together with over 100 different leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for allegedly inciting their supporters to assault the overall headquarters (GHQ) and its installations in Might 2023.
The jailed PTI founding get together chairman and different leaders of his get together pleaded not responsible to the costs because the court docket additionally indicted greater than 100 others in Might 09 mayhem case.
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The PTI chairman was arrested on Might 9, 2023 from the premises of the Islamabad Excessive Court docket, the place he was attending a listening to in a corruption case. Khan, who served because the prime minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022, was accused of receiving unlawful items and property from international international locations.
Imran Khan’s arrest sparked widespread protests and riots throughout the nation, as his supporters and get together employees took to the streets to demand his launch.
The PTI protesters attacked and vandalized a number of civil and navy installations, together with the Basic Headquarters (GHQ) of the military in Rawalpindi, the Jinnah Home in Lahore, the Mianwali airbase and others. The protesters additionally burned autos, blocked roads, and clashed with the police and safety forces.
Greater than 5,000 folks have been arrested and charged below the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and different legal guidelines for his or her involvement within the riots. The federal government additionally accused Khan of being the mastermind behind the assaults and mentioned that it had proof of his involvement.