Court Hears Case Against Farhan Ghani, Adjourns Till Sept 22 KARACHI – The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday heard a case against Farhan Ghani involving allegations of violence and intimidation against a government officer. Investigating officer Muhammad Waseem, along with Ghani and other accused, appeared before the court during the proceedings. The defense counsel urged […]
According to Farhan Ghani’s lawyer, the PPP leader was released along with two co-accused after the complainant, Hafiz Sohail, withdrew the case. He added that once a complainant withdraws a case, it is not necessary to produce the accused before the court. He further stated that the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) – which had earlier granted […]
ATC Convicts Protesters Over May 9 Violence in Mianwali MIANWALI – An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has sentenced several individuals, including Ahmed Khan Bachar, in connection with the violent protests that erupted on May 9, 2023, following the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan. ATC Judge Muhammad Naeem Sheikh announced the verdict on Monday […]
According to police reports, the incident occurred as the judge was traveling from Sukkur to Larkana in a vehicle accompanied by the security team. The assailants opened fire on the squad’s mobile van, martyring a police officer who was identified as Maqbool Sheikh, while the injured officers, Iqbal Milano and Sagheer Ahmed, sustained severe wounds. […]
The case stem from an incident on March 18, 2023, when a large number of PTI supporters accompanied Imran Khan to the Judicial Complex. Protesters ‘removed’ security barriers, forced entry into the premises, vandalized property, and disrupted judicial proceedings. The verdict was delivered by ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra, who noted that the accused attacked […]
The ATC judge, Judge Manzar Ali Gul, pronounced the verdict that was reserved after completion of arguments from both sides, the defence and prosecution. The court ordered the prosecution to meet the accused in jail within 12 days to conduct the tests. The PTI founder’s legal team had opposed the request, labeling it as politically […]
The court sentenced Amna Urooj, Mamnoon Haider, and Zeeshan Shah to seven years in prison each. However, the ATC judge, Arshad Jawed, acquitted the alleged mastermind of the plot, Hasan Shah, along with eight other accused individuals in the case. A renowned scriptwriter claimed that he was abducted and robbed in Lahore. On the same […]
He highlighted that the foundation of the government’s policies has always been justice and accountability, ruling out any possibility of deals with PTI, who are undermining national constancy. Dar discouraged PTI’s story surrounding the May 9 incidents, declaring that those responsible for the turbulence through a transparent judicial process are facing penalties. He stated, “The […]
The FIA will investigate Armaghan’s alleged involvement in hawala-hundi, digital currency, and other illegal activities. He will be presented in court again on Tuesday. Earlier, the Federal Investigation Agency approached an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) to seek custody of Armaghan in connection with a money laundering investigation. The FIA requested the court to grant custody of […]
Prosecutor General Sindh has summoned report from the district prosecutor about details, the number of cases and present status of these cases. Armaghan has been booked in scores of cases registered at South district police stations including charges of drug selling, threatening a lawyer, and other offences. In a major development in the Mustafa Amir […]
