LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for eight Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including Murad Saeed and Azam Swati, in a case related May 9 riots.
ATC Admin Judge Abhar Gul Khan issued warrants citing PTI leaders’ involvement in setting ablaze police vehicles at Rahat Bakery Chowk in Lahore on May 9.
The arrest warrants were issued against Murad Saeed, Azam Swati, Farrukh Habib, Zubair Khan Niazi, Hafiz Farhat, Wasiq Qayyum, Hamid Raza and Imtiaz Ahmed.
The Anti-Terrorism Court issued the arrest warrants on an application moved by the police, submitting to the court that they could not arrest the accused so far. The case was registered against the accused at Lahore’s Sarwar Road Police Station.
The inquiry officer informed the court that the accused had gone underground fearing arrest, requesting for issuance of their non-bailable arrest warrants.
