LHC dismisses appeal to summon Nawaz, Shehbaz in Model Town case
Court instructs former IG Punjab to appear ATC
LHC dismissed PAT's petition and maintained the earlier ATC verdict. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
The Lahore High Court (LHC) dismissed a Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) appeal praying upon the court to summon Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif and supremo Nawaz Sharif in the Model Town case.
The appeal was earlier filed by PAT challenging an anti-terrorism court's (ATC) verdict to summon the PML-N leaders.
The appeal named Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shahebaz, Rana Sanaullah, Khwaja Asif, Saad Rafique, Pervez Rasheed, Abid Sher Ali and Chaudhry Nisar as respondents and also requested the court to render the ATC ruling inadmissible.
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Former Inspector General (IG) Punjab Mushtaq Sukhera also challenged the petition regarding the inclusion of his name in the prosecution list and requested the removal of his name. Sukhera stated that he had no involvement in the incident which killed 14 people.
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The high court, however, dismissed his request and ordered him to appear before the terrorism court.
On February 7, 2017, the ATC ruled that former premier Nawaz along with cabinet ministers and political personalities were not guilty of the incident, instead declaring IG Punjab Mushtaq Sukhera including all police personnel at the scene responsible for the tragedy.
PAT then challenged the ATC verdict in LHC in April 2017.
The appeal was earlier filed by PAT challenging an anti-terrorism court's (ATC) verdict to summon the PML-N leaders.
The appeal named Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shahebaz, Rana Sanaullah, Khwaja Asif, Saad Rafique, Pervez Rasheed, Abid Sher Ali and Chaudhry Nisar as respondents and also requested the court to render the ATC ruling inadmissible.
SC directs ATC to expedite Model Town case
Former Inspector General (IG) Punjab Mushtaq Sukhera also challenged the petition regarding the inclusion of his name in the prosecution list and requested the removal of his name. Sukhera stated that he had no involvement in the incident which killed 14 people.
2014 carnage: Two testify in Model Town killings case
The high court, however, dismissed his request and ordered him to appear before the terrorism court.
On February 7, 2017, the ATC ruled that former premier Nawaz along with cabinet ministers and political personalities were not guilty of the incident, instead declaring IG Punjab Mushtaq Sukhera including all police personnel at the scene responsible for the tragedy.
PAT then challenged the ATC verdict in LHC in April 2017.