LAHORE: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on Monday summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Asad Umar in cases related to May 9 riots.
In this regard, Asad was asked to appear at the DIG Investigation office Lahore to record his statement in five terror cases pertaining to the May 9 mayhem.
The JIT was constituted by the Punjab government following the May 9 violence.
Meanwhile, an anti-terrorism court on Saturday extended the judicial remand of PTI leader and former Punjab governor Umer Sarfraz Cheema and 153 others till November 11 in Jinnah House attack case. –Agencies