Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa (Ok-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has been declared an absconder by an anti-terrorism court docket (ATC) in reference to the case regarding protests towards the disqualification of former Prime Minister Imran Kha.
The case, presided over by Decide Tahir Abbas Supra, additionally declared former Punjab Meeting parliamentarian Umar Tanveer Butt as an absconder. In the meantime, proceedings to declare former PTI chief, Amir Kayani, as an absconder have been initiated.
PTI leaders Faisal Javed and Wasik Qayyum have been current on the listening to. Through the session, Faisal Javed filed a plea to take away terrorism prices from the case.
The court docket issued arrest warrants for the absent accused and adjourned the case till 15 January, calling for arguments on the submitted petitions.
The case pertains to an FIR lodged in 2022 at Islamabad’s I-9 police station, accusing PTI leaders of instigating protests in response to Imran Khan’s disqualification.
On Monday, the Islamabad court docket directed the police to arrest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Ok-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur after he repeatedly failed to seem for hearings in a case associated to the possession and show of unlicensed weapons and liquor.
Judicial Justice of the Peace Mubashir Hasan presided over the listening to and expressed dissatisfaction with the failure to adjust to court docket directives. The court docket was additionally knowledgeable that the investigating officer dealing with the case was absent through the proceedings.
The court docket additional famous that the SSP Operations had didn’t submit a compliance report relating to the beforehand issued non-bailable arrest warrant for Gandapur.
Because of this, the listening to has been adjourned till January 21, with the court docket reiterating its order for regulation enforcement to execute the arrest warrant and guarantee Ali Amin Gandapur’s look on the subsequent session.
The case stems from an incident on October 31 2016 when Gandapur was booked by Islamabad Police.
Police reportedly discovered unlawful firearms and alcohol from inside Gandapur’s automobile that was parked outdoors then PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s residence, after his arrival.