ISLAMABAD: PTI leaders Yasmin Rashid and Omar Sarfaraz Cheema, who are already imprisoned in multiple cases linked to the May 9 violence, have now also been arrested on a fresh first information report pertaining to attacking the Prime Minister’s House in Lahore. PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif was premier during the time of the May 9 violence, and his Model Town residence was designated the Prime Minister’s House.
Yasmin and Cheema were presented before an anti-terrorism court in Lahore today and later sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand. PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9 in the Al-Qadir Trust case had resulted in widespread violence and saw important military installations come under attack, on the basis of which the state had launched a severe crackdown against his party.
While the ex-premier was released a few days later, scores of PTI workers and almost the entire top-tier leadership were rounded up, with many still facing court proceedings under serious charges. –Agencies
