May 9, Nov 24 cases to be heard today

ATC to conduct hearing after completion of Imran's remand period

RAWALPINDI:

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) will hear 13 cases lodged over the May 9, 2023 violence on Monday (today), along with the remand hearing of 1,494 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers arrested in the November 24 protest march in Islamabad,

ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah will conduct the hearing of the May 9 case at the Katchehri courts from 9am to 11am. Later he was expected to visit the Adiala Jail for the hearing of the case against PTI founder Imran Khan at the end of his seven-day remand.

The PTI lawyers have submitted applications to the court for appearing in the Adiala Jail. The police and investigation teams plan to obtain another seven-day physical remand of Imran without presenting him to the court inside jail, police sources said.

PTI lawyers Faisal Chaudhry, Salman Safdar, Faisal Malik, Barrister Gohar will appear in the Adiala Jail Court. Imran's sister Aleema Khan may also come to the jail, as Imran has not met his lawyers and the family for the last 10 days.

The judge will hear the 13 cases related to the May 9 tragedy in the court premises at 9am. For the hearing, the 440 accused, including Ali Amin Gandapur, Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, Shireen Mazari, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed have been summoned.

The 1,494 PTI workers arrested in the November 24 protest March could also be presented in the special anti-terrorism court by the police stations concerned at the end of their four-day physical remand.