Swati acquitted in 2014 sit-in case

A lower court in Islamabad on Friday acquitted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Azam Swati in a case pertaining to the violation of Section 144 during the party's 2014 sit-in, citing lack of evidence.

Judicial Magistrate Mureed Abbas approved Swati's acquittal request in the case, which was registered for breaching Section 144 during the protests.

During the hearing, advocate Sohail Khan read out the contents of the FIR and argued that there was no evidence on record linking his client to any violation.

He requested the court to acquit Swati, maintaining that there was no legal basis for continuing the trial.