Webdesk: An anti-terrorism court in Faisalabad has sentenced 108 individuals, including senior PTI leaders Umar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, and Zartaj Gul, in connection with two cases related to the May 9 violence.
According to details, the court announced verdicts in cases involving 185 accused. Out of these, 108 were convicted, while 77 were acquitted. Strict security arrangements were in place inside and outside the courtroom.
Umar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, Zartaj Gul, and MNA Sahibzada Hamid Raza were each sentenced to 10 years in prison. Ali Afzal Sahi received a 3-year jail sentence. Meanwhile, Fawad Chaudhry, Khayal Kastro, and Zain Qureshi were acquitted.
In case number 1277 from Ghulam Muhammad Abad Police Station, 60 out of 66 accused were convicted, and 6 were acquitted.
Separately, the anti-terrorism court also issued arrest warrants for 50 PTI leaders today, including former President Arif Alvi.
The court issued warrants for 41 PTI leaders during today’s hearing of case number 1193 registered at Karachi Company Police Station, linked to the November 26 protest. Warrants for 9 others had already been issued, bringing the total to 50.
Notable figures with fresh warrants include Arif Alvi, Abdul Qayyum Niazi, Shibli Faraz, Faisal Javed, Salman Akram Raja, Rauf Hassan, Murad Saeed, and Ahmad Niazi.
Others named in the warrants include Hammad Azhar, Atif Khan, Shoaib Shaheen, Azam Swati, Umar Ayub, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Aleema Khanum, Sheikh Waqas Akram, Kanwal Shauzab, Shandana Gulzar, and Sher Afzal Marwat.
Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain issued the arrest orders due to the accused failing to appear in court. He instructed authorities to arrest and produce them immediately.
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