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Arrest warrants for 14 suspects in May 9 riots case, Imran Khan’s party leaders granted pre-arrest bail

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Lahore, May 4 (PTI) A Pakistan court here has issued bailable arrest warrants for 14 suspects, who are on bail, for skipping trial proceedings of two cases related to the May 9 riots while granting pre-arrest bail to two former leaders of incarcerated former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party, a media report said on Saturday.

Khan, the 71-year-old founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party and hundreds of his party colleagues are being tried under multiple cases, including one under the stringent Official Secrets Act in connection with the May 9 violent protests by his supporters that damaged key military installations across Pakistan in 2023.

Judge Arshad Javed of the anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday issued bailable arrest warrants for 14 suspects, who are on bail, for skipping trial proceedings of two cases related to the May 9 riots and ordered the police to ensure the appearance of nine suspects in the Jinnah House attack case, and five others in Askari Tower case, on May 15.

The judge also ordered the suspects to furnish fresh bail bonds before appearing in court, a report in the Dawn newspaper said.

The ATC also granted interim pre-arrest bail to PTI former leaders Jamshed Iqbal Cheema and his wife Musarrat Iqbal Cheema in seven more cases on May 9 riots and directed them to join the investigation.

Judge Javed allowed the bail petitions of the couple till May 21, subject to the furnishing of surety bonds worth Rs 1,00,000 each in the cases of attacks on Askari Tower, Shadman police station, party offices of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and others.

The couple had surrendered before the court in February as they had been declared proclaimed offenders in several cases of May 9 riots against them, the Dawn report added.

Khan’s party workers vandalised a dozen military installations, including the Jinnah House (Lahore Corps Commander House), Mianwali Airbase and the ISI building in Faisalabad. The Army headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi was also attacked by the mob for the first time. PTI NPK NPK NPK

This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.

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