Indictment in GHQ attack case postponed again

The indictment of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan and 124 others accused in the GHQ attack case has been postponed for the third time.

The hearing, linked to the violence of May 9, took place before an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi.

Lawyers of Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Amjad Khan Niazi, Omar Tanveer Butt, Waqas Qayyum, Major Tahir Sadiq, Omar Ayub and others completed their arguments before Justice Amjad Ali Shah.

During the proceedings, the prosecution raised an objection regarding lawyers presenting arguments without having a formal power of attorney.

Prosecutor Zahid Shah argued that 102 lawyers for the defendants had not yet filed their powers of attorney.

He asked the court to appoint a prosecutor to represent the accused's case.

Additionally, the lawyers representing Shireen Mazari and Shakeel Niazi completed their arguments, after which the prosecution presented its arguments.

The court ordered government lawyers to present arguments today regarding requests for acquittal of Sheikh Rashid, Shireen Mazari, Amjad Niazi and others. Later, the accused present in the court were allowed to leave after marking their presence.

The court also ordered that additional copies of the charge sheet be distributed to the absconding accused and adjourned the next hearing to November 25.

Government lawyers are expected to respond to requests for acquittal at the next hearing.

Before the hearing, the court had summoned Shah Mehmood Qureshi from Lahore, while also issuing a notice to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur for arraignment.

The indictment of all 125 accused in the GHQ attack case, including PTI founder Imran Khan, is expected to take place in today's hearing.

However, the proceedings were again adjourned due to various objections and arguments presented by the defense lawyer.

PTI Chairman Omar Ayub addressed the media during his court appearance, saying that he had come for the charge proceedings and had also attended the previous hearings.

He mentioned that preparations were underway for the November 24 protest.

PTI lawyer Muhammad Faisal Malik also addressed the media, saying that new copies of documents were presented today, which were not part of the original charge sheet.

He called the introduction of these documents into the case proceedings a forgery.

Faisal Malik stressed that every defendant has the right to a fair trial and that “documents that were not part of the indictment had no legal value.”

He also pointed out that no CCTV footage had been provided to the defense team and noted that Ali Amin Gandapur had requested an attendance exemption “due to his government duties”.

Malik further requested the court to allow the defense team to meet Imran Khan as they had not obtained permission to do so previously.

He also raised concerns over a “fabricated conspiracy narrative” and pointed out that the evidence presented had already been rejected by the Sargodha ATC.

Earlier, in the Toshakhana case, Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had asked the Islamabad High Court to quash the sentences imposed on former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, and remand the case for further proceedings.

NAB prosecutor Amjad Pervez said he disagreed with the manner in which the trial and sentencing were conducted, admitting that he had previously requested the sentences be suspended.

Further, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman clarified that he had no role in the efforts to secure the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Police revealed that there were 62 cases registered against Imran Khan in the capital, and further investigations were underway with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Express News reported.

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