LAHORE:An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants of 24 accused, including leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), in a case of torching a container in front of National Park Gulberg.
The court issued the arrest warrants of Shah Mehmood Qureshi, his son, Zain Qureshi, Farrukh Habib, Dr Azeemud Din, Shakil Ahmad Niazi, Khawar Shahzad, Rana Bilal Ijaz, Chaudhry Asif Ali and others.
ATC Judge Muhammad Naveed Iqbal issued the warrants on an application filed by the police for the purpose.
The investigation officer had stated that the accused neither joined the investigation process nor could they be arrested yet. He submitted that the accused had hidden themselves to avoid arrest. He pleaded with the court to issue their non-bailable arrest warrants.
The Gulberg police had registered a case against the PTI leaders and workers on charges of torching a container in front of National Park during May-9 violence.