ATC sends 81 PTI workers to jail on judicial remand

Investigation officer requests the court to extend the physical remand of the accused

LAHORE:

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday sent 81 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and workers to jail on judicial remand in cases related to May 9 vandalism.

Earlier, the police produced 77 accused, including former MNA Aalia Hamza, fashion designer Khadija Shah, Sanam Javed and Tayyaba Ambreen, before ATC Judge Abher Gul Khan on expiry of their second physical remand in a case of attacking the Jinnah House, after addition of new offences.

The investigation officer requested the court to extend the physical remand of the accused as investigation related to new offences could not be completed.

However, the court turned down the request, adding that it had already granted twice physical remand of the accused after the addition of new offences in the case.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 6^th, 2023.