PTI's Asad Qaiser acquitted

The District and Sessions Court of Islamabad on Monday acquitted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser in a case registered at the I-9 police station over the party's Azadi March three years ago.

Judicial Magistrate Azhar Nadeem heard the two cases related to the PTI's march in May 2022 against the then government led by Shehbaz Sharif. During the hearing Qaiser appeared in court along with his lawyer Ayesha Khalid.

The court acquitted Qaiser in the case registered at the I-9 police station and adjourned the hearing of another case registered at the Margala police station till September 20.