ATC Acquits Shah Mahmood, Sentences Yasmin Rashid and Other PTI Leaders to 10 Years in May 9 Case
The court also heard testimony from 37 witnesses in the case tied to the May 9 unrest.
- On Saturday, an anti-terrorism court acquitted PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi while sentencing four senior party leaders—Dr Yasmin Rashid, Omar Sarfraz Cheema, Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed, and Ejaz Chaudhry—to 10 years imprisonment in the May 9, 2023, Mughalpura police vehicle arson case.
- The case stems from widespread riots that erupted nationwide following the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan from the Islamabad High Court in May 2023, when supporters attacked civil and military installations.
- Inside a makeshift court at Kot Lakhpat Jail, the prosecution presented 37 witnesses against the 22 accused, alleging that the leaders planned and incited the violent protests.
- Judge Manzer Ali Gill also acquitted 11 party workers in the same ruling, though other unnamed supporters received 10-year sentences alongside Rashid, Cheema, Rasheed, and Chaudhry.
- This verdict increases legal pressure on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as several leaders remain incarcerated in numerous cases, despite the party recently proposing a 'Charter of Pakistan' to the opposition for political stability.
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Lahore ATC sentences four PTI leaders to 10 years, Qureshi acquitted
ISLAMABAD - An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore on Saturday announced its verdict in another May 9-related case concerning the torching and damage of government vehicles in the Kot Lakhpat area, sentencing four Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders to 10 years in prison each, while acquitting former foreign minister Shah Mahmood.
ATC acquits Shah Mahmood, sentences Yasmin Rashid and other PTI leaders to 10 years in May 9 case
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday acquitted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the May 9 Mughalpura police vehicles arson case, while sentencing several senior PTI leaders to 10 years' imprisonment each. The convicted leaders include Dr Yasmin Rashid, Mian Mahmood ur Rasheed, Ejaz Chaudhry, and Umar Sarfraz Cheema. The verdict was announced by ATC Judge Manzar Ali Gill at Kot Lakhpat Jail, where the tria…
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ATC convicts Yasmin Rashid, others, acquits Shah Mahmood in May 9 case
Case pertains to arson of police vehicles on May 9, 2023.Court announces verdict reserved after final arguments.Development adds to legal woes of jailed PTI leaders.LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday sentenced four senior Pakistan...
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