Islamabad: Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and 93 others in a case related to a demonstration by supporters of Imran Khan’s party in Islamabad last week. After this decision of the court, the troubles of Khan and his supporters are going to increase.
PTI workers had demonstrated
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan had given the slogan ‘Do or Die’ for a nationwide demonstration on November 24. During the demonstration, Khan’s supporters demanded the release of him and other leaders, recognition of PTI’s victory in the February 8 elections, besides repealing the 26th Constitutional Amendment. The 26th Constitutional Amendment had changed the process of appointment of judges and the Chief Justice.
Names of many prominent people included
The Islamabad police submitted a list of 96 suspects to the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in the capital, which included the names of prominent party leaders like Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi, Gandapur, former President Arif Alvi, former National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, party president Gauhar Khan, Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan and many other leaders.
The court accepted the police’s request
The Islamabad police had requested the court to issue arrest warrants against all of them and ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra accepted their request and issued non-bailable arrest warrants against 96 people, including Khan.