Agitation: Plea seeking treason case disposed of
Petitioner had alleged that Ahmad in his speeches had provoked people to challenge the writ of the state
LAHORE:
A Lahore High Court (LHC) full bench on Friday disposed of a petition seeking registration of a treason case against Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad for inciting people to violence. A law officer told Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan that a similar case had already been registered against the AML chief. Imtiaz Goraya, a citizen, had filed the petition through Advocate Asad Manzoor Butt saying that Ahmad in his speeches had provoked people to challenge the writ of the state.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2014.
A Lahore High Court (LHC) full bench on Friday disposed of a petition seeking registration of a treason case against Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad for inciting people to violence. A law officer told Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan that a similar case had already been registered against the AML chief. Imtiaz Goraya, a citizen, had filed the petition through Advocate Asad Manzoor Butt saying that Ahmad in his speeches had provoked people to challenge the writ of the state.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2014.