From Zeeshan Mirza
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi has formally framed charges against Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) leaders Haleem Adil Sheikh, Khuram Sher Zaman, Raja Azhar, and 29 others in the third case related to the May 9 violence.
The hearing took place at the Anti-Terrorism Complex in Karachi Central Jail. All accused denied the charges, prompting the court to summon prosecution witnesses for the next hearing.
The case was registered by the Ferozabad Police.
According to the prosecution, the accused were involved in damaging public and private property, chanting slogans against the state and inciting people to rise up against the government.
Other notable accused include PTI members Faheem Khan and Alamgir Khan.
The case is part of ongoing legal action against those allegedly involved in violent protests that erupted following the arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan on May 9, 2023.
Earlier, Sindh PTI President Haleem Adil Sheikh has accused the MQM-P of torturing the party workers and demanded the arrest of those involved in attacking the house of one of the PTI’s workers in Khokarapar, media reported here on Saturday.
In a statement, the PTI leader said MQM-P once again wanted to push Karachi into violence and was doing politics of hatred and prejudice.
The people of Karachi have rejected the MQM-P and those who were trying to hand over Karachi to the ‘terrorists’ were the enemies of Pakistan.
Peace in the city was ensured after great efforts, but MQM-P was trying to create violence and law and order situation in Karachi, Haleem Adil Sheikh alleged.
The ‘terrorists’ of MQM-P have been given free hand to wreck havoc in the provincial metropolis who were subjecting the PTI workers to torture, the PTI leader said and demanded cases against such criminals, he said.
