- Fees embody arson, assault on state and violence in opposition to police.
- Different leaders named embody Azam Swati, Omar Ayub, Barrister Saif.
- Policemen attacked with sticks, stones, iron rods, mentions case.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and others Tuesday have been booked in a brand new case linked to the dying of an Islamabad policeman in the course of the get together’s newest protest within the federal capital.
The PTI leaders have been charged for alleged tried homicide, arson, assault on the state and violence in opposition to police personnel.
Different get together politicians nominated within the case embody Azam Swati, Omar Ayub, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, PTI Islamabad President Aamir Mughal, Malik Hafeez Ur Rehman Tipu and 500 different unidentified people.
The case was registered on the state’s behalf on the Midday Police Station in Islamabad after the dying of Constable Abdul Hameed on Sunday. The cop was allegedly attacked by miscreants throughout PTI’s D Chowk protest whereas he was performing his responsibility on the Chungi Quantity 26 on GT Street on October 4.
The cop was reportedly subjected to violence after being “kidnapped” and later succumbed to his accidents.
As per the case, the policeman was tortured by the protestors on the behest of PTI leaders, together with Khan and Gandapur.
“The protesters attacked the policemen with sticks, stones and iron rods. The protesters tore the uniforms of the policemen,” learn the content material of the primary info report (FIR), Geo Information reported.
It additional provides that the protesters additionally fired on the policemen, shelled tear gasoline, injured them, and likewise set authorities and public property ablaze.
“Protesters raised slogans in opposition to the federal government and the state,” the FIR said.
The cricketer-turned-politician and KP CM, together with a number of different get together leaders, have been booked in 5 instances associated to the Islamabad protest, final night time.
The previous premier and 105 others are nominated in one other comparable case, registered on October 6.
The regulation and order scenario in Islamabad remained risky as PTI tried to stage a protest at D-Chowk, regardless of the imposition of Part 144 (which bars political actions and gatherings) within the capital metropolis and neighboring Rawalpindi to make sure safety forward of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s assembly.
The opposition get together initiated a collection of protests for the independence of the judiciary and the discharge of its founder, who has been incarcerated at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail for greater than a 12 months.
Clashes additionally broke out between regulation enforcers and get together staff, with each side blaming one another for beginning the violence.
A number of PTI leaders and Imran’s sisters — Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan — had additionally been detained in the course of the protest demonstration on October 4. They’re presently beneath police custody with others arrested alongside them.
The case in opposition to Imran’s sisters was registered on the Kohsar Police Station on critical costs, together with 16 provisions associated to terrorism.