Imran receives challan copies of GHQ attack case

PTI founder among 125 facing charges of serious nature

RAWALPINDI:

A special anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday distributed the copies of challan pertaining to the attack on army's General Headquarters (GHQ) on May 9, 2023 to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and set November 8 as the date of his indictment in the case.

Special ATC judge Amjad Ali Shah also distributed the copies among other accused, including Shah Mahmood Qureshi. However, Since Qureshi was in a jail in Lahore, he could not receive the copies. Qureshi request for exemption from appearance in the court was, however, accepted.

The PTI founder denied the allegations in the case calling it a political vendetta. However, he received the copis of the challan in the presence of his lawyers. The 9-page challan included 27 legal provisions pertaining to charges of serious nature.

In all, 125 people had been named accused in this case. The challan stated that the accused, led by former Punjab law minister Raja Bisharat attacked the GHQ on May 9, 2023. They stormed and broke the GHQ gate and vandalised the premises.

The accused used sticks and stones and petrol bomb in the attack. They entered the GHQ premises despite strong resistance from the troops posted there and vandalised and set on fire sensitive military property with a view to create insurgency in Pakistan, according to the challan.