LAHORE: PTI stalwart Dr Yasmin Rashid, along with other accused, was indicted on Tuesday in the May 9 arson and Shadman police station case.
The court also issued orders for a jail trial of the accused and summoned witnesses for future hearings.
Cases against the accused, including Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed and Ejaz Chaudhry, were registered at the Sarwar Road and Shadman police stations.
Earlier, the anti-terrorism court granted seven-day physical remand of PTI’s lawmakers Umar Sarfraz Cheema, Dr Yasmeen Rashid and others in a case registered against them over setting ablaze to PML-N’s office in response to May 9 riots.
The police produced the accused persons before the court seeking their physical remand in the course of conducting proper investigation.
It is pertinent to mention that several cases had been registered against PTI’s lawmakers, workers and supporters over their violent protests in response to the arrest of PTI’s founding chairman Imran Khan.
Earlier, An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Punjab’s provincial capital on Tuesday indicted PTI leaders, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Senator Ejaz Chaudhary and Rubina Jamil, in cases related to allegedly setting police vehicles ablaze at Rahat Bakery Chowk during the May 9 violence. The accused were presented for trial before ATC Judge Abher Gul Khan, who presided over the indictment process. The accused pleaded not guilty and expressed their intent to contest the charges. –Agencies
