ATC indicts PTI founder, Sheikh Rashid in GHQ attack case

Islamabad: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in the federal capital on Thursday indicted the PTI founder, Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and PTI leaders Raja Basharat and Omar Ayub Khan in the case of attacking the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on May 9, 2023.

Senior PTI leaders, including ex-law minister Raja Basharat, were also arrested from outside Adiala Jail.

In Thursday’s hearing, the PTI founder was indicted along with other party figures, including ex-interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, former law minister Raja Basharat, and PTI leader Zartaj Gul Wazir.

Basharat walked out of the jail during the hearing, after which he was arrested outside. Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan and PTI MNA Ahmad Chatta were also taken into custody.

The hearing on the GHQ case has been adjourned until December 10.