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ATC reserves verdict on acquittal plea of ministers in PTV attack case

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday reserved its verdict on applications of federal ministers Asad Umar, Pervaiz Khattak and Shafqat Mehmood seeking acquittal in the 2014 Parliament House and PTV attack case. The court will pronounce the verdict on

ATC extends remand of suspects in Sialkot lynching case

SIALKOT: An anti-terrorism court on Monday granted remand of 18 more suspects in Sialkot lynching incident. The police produced 18 accused in the ATC seeking their physical remand. The court approved the police plea and granted 15 days’ physical remand

PM condemns murder of Swat ATC judge, family

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has strongly condemned the murder of Anti-Terrorism Court judge Aftab Afridi and his family by armed assailants in Swabi. In a statement on Twitter, he said the perpetrators of this gruesome act will be apprehended

Lahore motorway gang rape case: ATC to announce verdict today

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) hearing the Lahore motorway gang rape case will announce its verdict today (Saturday) after arguments from the relevant parties concluded. The Lahore ATC reserved its verdict in the Lahore motorway gang-rape case during a hearing

ATC indicts five suspects in Dua Mangi kidnapping case

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday indicted five accused in kidnapping case of Dua Mangi who was abducted from Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Karachi. The suspects Zohaib, Muhammad Tariq, Muzaffar Ali, Waseem Raja and Fayyaz Solangi were charged

ATC awards two-year jail term in Nankana Sahib incident

KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore awarded two-year imprisonment to a suspect in the Gurdwara Nankana Sahib incident case. The ATC judge announced a two-year jail term to Imran Chisti and also imposed a fine of Rs10,000 Another accused

Three sentenced to death for sharing blasphemous content on social media

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad has awarded death sentence three people and imprisoned another on charges of sharing blasphemous content on social media. The punishments was awarded by judge Raja Jawad Abbas in the presence of the suspects. The

Safdar, Sanaullah’s bail extended till October 23

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has extended the bail of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Rana Sanaullah and Capt (retd) Safdar till 23rd October in a clash outside National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office case. The ATC accepted the plea

Two awarded death sentence in Baldia factory fire case

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday awarded death sentence to Abdul Rahman alias Bhola and Zubair alias Charya in 2012 Baldia factory fire case. The court acquitted Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM-P) leader Rauf Siddiqui for lack of evidence, while

ATC delays judgement against Hafiz Saeed in two cases

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism tribunal on Saturday postponed the announcement of judgment in two of the claimed terror funding cases against Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and his Jamatud Dawa (JuD) colleagues. The tribunal will now first decide on a recent application lodged

ATC Multan releases leader of Chotu Gang over benefit of doubt

MULTAN: On Friday, Ghulam Rasool, a major suspect of ‘ Chotu Gang ‘ and its five others, were freed by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) over the benefit of doubt. Ghulam Rasool and his accomplice had been arrested on charges of

ATC postpones trial due to absence of IO in murder case

KARACHI: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi has rescheduled the trial of two cases of murder of police officers citing the absence of an investigating officer of the case. The ATC started the trial of the case of the murder

ATC grants month for testimonies in Imran Farooq murder case

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday granted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) another month for the recording of British witness statements in the Imran Farooq murder case. Witness testimonies in the assassination of senior Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader

PIC attack: ATC turns down PM’s nephew’s bail for arriving late

LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court has turned down the interim bail of lawyer Hassaan Niazi, nephew of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Punjab Institute of Cardiology incident (PIC) attack for arriving late in the court. The ATC judge during the

ATC grants interim bail to PM’s nephew in PIC attack case

LAHORE: Lawyer Hassaan Niazi, nephew of Prime Minister Imran Khan has been granted interim bail by the anti-terrorism court (ATC) in the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) attack case. The ATC Judge Arshad Hussain heard the bail plea of Hassaan

US Army’s jet violates Pakistani airspace, forced to leave by ATC

KARACHI: A timely intervention by the CAA’s Air Traffic Controller forced an American army aircraft to return back after it entered into Pakistani airspace without authorization. A US army jet entered the airspace of the Karachi region from Muscat without

ATC assists Oman Air’s plane avoiding crash in Karachi

KARACHI: CAA’s Air Traffic Controller has saved Oman Air’s aircraft, entering the Karachi region en route from Indian airspace, from a horrific accident. The aircraft got caught by lightning in Sindh’s Chor area due to bad weather. Air Traffic Controller

ATC acquits six accused CTD personnel in Sahiwal shooting

LAHORE: Anti-Terrorism Cout (ATC) ordered to acquit six accused personnel of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Sahiwal shooting case, today on Thursday. According to sources, the suspects including Ahsan Khan, Safdar Hussain, Saifullah, Ramzan, Nasir and Husnain were acquitted due

Mayor Karachi & MQM-P’s Rauf Siddiqui permitted to to travel abroad

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has permitted Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) member Rauf Siddiqui to travel abroad as they are facing a number of cases. Both Wasim Akhtar and Rauf Siddiqui are out on bail