In a significant development, a special anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Gujranwala has sentenced the prime accused in the attack on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to life imprisonment. The court convicted Naveed, the main assailant, on charges related to terrorism and the murder of Moazzam, handing him two separate life sentences along with a […]
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ATC revokes bail of 16 PTI leaders including Sanam Javed and Mishal Yousafzai
An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi has revoked the interim bail of 16 leaders and workers from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. Among those affected are Sanam Javed, Mishal Yousafzai, and former provincial minister Raja Basharat. The decision relates to their involvement in a protest held on November 26. During the court hearing, Prosecutor Zaheer Shah […]
Armaghan’s remand extended in Mustafa Amir murder case amid shocking confessions
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi has extended the physical remand of Armaghan, the main suspect in the Mustafa Amir murder case, for another seven days. The court required the investigation officer to submit a progress report at the next hearing. Prosecutors explained that they needed more time to recover a laptop and mobile phone […]
Father, son remanded to police custody in constable murder case
LAHORE: An anti-terroism court (ATC) on Thursday handed over a man and his son, involved in killing of a constable, to police on seven-day physical remand. Earlier, the police produced Sajid Hussain and his son Akrama before the court. The investigation officer submitted that the accused gunned down a police constable, Kamal Ahmad, during a […]
Reference against Mehtab Abbasi adjourned till June 28
ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Tuesday adjourned reference till June 28, against former adviser on aviation and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)’s leader Sardar Mehtab Khan Abbasi pertaining to illegal appointment in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). AC-I Judge Muhammad Bashir heard the reference regarding misuse of powers filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against […]
ATC adjourns Imran Farooq case hearing until May 24
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the Dr Imran Farooq case till May 24 and also allowed for submission of more documents by the defense. As ATC judge Shahrukh Arjumand resumed the hearing on Tuesday, the counsel representing accused Khalid Shamim requested the court for more time for submission of additional […]
Baldia factory set on fire over non-payment of extortion: ATC told
A key witness in the Baldia factory fire case on Tuesday confessed before the anti terrorism court that the factory was set on fire after its owners refused to pay an extortion amount to a political party. The production in-charge of the factory appeared before the ATC today and submitted that leaders of the Mutahidda […]
ATC writes letter for trial of consulate attack suspects
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday wrote a letter to ATC’s administrative judge regarding the transfer of the Chinese Consulate attack case from court premises at Clifton to the prison for jail trial of suspects. The Sindh home department has issued a notification in this regard for the jail trial of suspects in the Chinese […]
Farooq Sattar, Amir Khan fined for arriving late in ATC
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi on Saturday imposed a fine of Rs500 on Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Amir Khan and former party convener Farooq Sattar for arriving late in today’s hearing of cases pertaining to the May 12, 2007 riots. The ATC-II judged directed them to deposit Rs500 each into the […]
ATC admits plea against terrorism clause in FIR
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Sahiwal Thursday admitted for hearing a plea filed by the suspects in the Sahiwal encounter case pleading the court to remove Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) from the first information report (FIR) of the incident. The petition will be heard on April 8. Another case regarding the alleged […]