Court quashes plea against JIT probing PTI cases
PTI workers and police personnel clash outside Imran Khan's Zaman Park residence in Lahore on March 14, 2023. SCREENGRAB
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday declined a plea to stop the joint investigation team (JIT), constituted by the Punjab government to probe cases against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership and workers, from work.
The division bench comprising Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh and Justice Farooq Haider heard the petition filed by PTI leader Mussarat Jamshed Cheema challenging the formation of the JIT.
The petitioner's counsel argued before the court that a JIT had been constituted to investigate 10 cases registered against PTI leadership and workers for allegedly attacking police and creating law and order situation outside party chairman Imran Khan's Zaman Park residence.
He submitted that the JIT was constituted illegally. He pleaded with the court to set aside the notification for formation of the JIT.
However, a provincial law officer contended that the JIT was constituted for transparent investigation of the cases and representatives of all relevant departments were part of it.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 6th, 2023.