Prosecution witnesses testify in May 9 cases

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday recorded statements of four prosecution witnesses in May 9 violence cases involving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and workers.

The cases include allegations of hate speech and violence at Sherpao Bridge, torching of a container near National Park in Gulberg, and torching of police vehicles in the same locality.

ATC Judge Arshad Javed presided over the proceedings held in Kot Lakhpat Jail, where incarcerated PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi and others were produced. Several accused on bail, including Aliya Hamza, also appeared before the court.