ISLAMABAD: Nine people, including former federal minister Shireen Mazari, have been formally charged in the case related to the May 9 GHQ attack. In a separate development, senior PTI leader and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was transferred from Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. However, the indictment proceedings against him have been postponed.
The Rawalpindi ATC today heard 14 cases related to the May 9 incident. Judge Amjad Ali Shah conducted the proceedings at Adiala Jail, where the accused were presented.
The court recorded the attendance of the defendants in all cases and subsequently adjourned the hearing of 13 cases related to the May 9 incident until January 6.
Additionally, a hearing took place for another case concerning the GHQ attack, with former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, former human rights minister Shireen Mazari, and former Punjab law minister Raja Basharat, along with other accused, appearing before the court.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi was transferred to Adiala Jail for the case hearing, and PTI founding chairman Imran Khan was also presented in the courtroom.
The prosecution filed a petition for the cancellation of bail for 23 accused, including Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, who have been continuously absent from court.
During the proceedings, the court formally indicted Shireen Mazari, Raja Rashid Khafeez, Khadim Hussain, Zakarullah, Azimullah Khan, Major Tahir Sadiq, Mehr Mohammad Javed, and Chaudhry Asif. –Agencies
