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The Anti-Terrorism Court has released 32 suspects who were arrested in connection with recent violent protests. The court’s decision came after the police failed to provide sufficient evidence against the suspects.
According to the national media, the police had presented the 32 suspects involved in the violent incidents during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests in Islamabad before ATC Judge Abulhasnat Zulqarnain.
The police had requested a 30-day physical remand for the suspects, but the court rejected this request. The suspects’ lawyer, Ansar Kiani, argued in court that these were innocent workers who were taken from their homes and put in jail.
He contended that the police failed to conduct an identification parade and was now requesting a 30-day physical remand. The ATC judge sternly warned that if the police arrested the suspects again, they would be handcuffed.
Following the November D-Chowk protest, many PTI leaders and workers were arrested. Key figures included in the arrest warrants are PTI founder’s wife Bushra Bibi, Barrister Gohar, Shoaib Shaheen, Ali Bukhari, and Aamir Mughal.
Other PTI leaders named in the warrants include Umar Ayub, Khalid Khurshid, Faisal Javed, and Sher Azfal Marwat. Additionally, the court issued warrants for current MNA Abdul Latif, former provincial minister Riaz Khan, and other important figures, including Ali Zaman, Pir Masood, Khaliq-ur-Rehman, Sohail Afridi, and Sheram Khan.
