An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi has dismissed the bail petitions of 16 PTI leaders and workers, including Raja Basharat, Sanam Javed, Mishaal Yousafzai, and Nadia Khattak, in cases related to the November 26 protest, due to non-prosecution.
According to details, journalist Sami Ibrahim’s name is also among those whose bail was dismissed. The bail petitions of PTI leaders and workers were heard by Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Amjad Ali Shah.
During the hearing, Prosecutor Zaheer Shah argued before the court that the accused had been misusing the court’s relief for the past four months and had been continuously absent from the court.
He said the accused were deliberately obstructing the investigation process and had also misused the concession of interim bail. The prosecutor also presented references to Supreme Court decisions, upon which the court dismissed the bail petitions of the 16 PTI leaders and workers due to non-prosecution.
Those whose bail was dismissed include former provincial minister Raja Basharat, Sanam Javed, Mishaal Yousafzai, Simabia Tahir, Taimoor Masood, Fahad Masood, Saad Ali Khan, Raja Nasir Mahfooz, Javed Kausar, Shehbaz Ahmed, Nadia Khattak, Umar Tanveer Butt, Babar Lodhi, Nisar Khan, Abdul Waheed, and journalist Sami Ibrahim.
It is noteworthy that cases have been registered against the accused in various police stations of Rawalpindi and Attock.
