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A media report said that former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been named in six cases, including three under the tough anti-terrorism law, due to the unprecedented attack on the Army General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on May 9. Thursday.
Ansar Khan, who is also the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), breached the gates Pakistani armyGeneral Headquarters in Rawalpindi on May 9, dubbed “Black Day” by the powerful army.
Geo News quoted sources as saying that the joint investigation teams are investigating all the cases, including the attacks on military facilities and the metro station arson incident.
Sources told the channel that three of these cases were registered against the 70-year-old Khan on May 9 while the other three cases were registered on May 10 under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
Khan’s party found itself in hot water after violence broke out across the country on May 9 following his dramatic arrest from the Islamabad High Court building in a corruption case.
Khan is reportedly facing nearly 150 cases across the country since his ouster in April last year.
The PRM supporters also attacked and damaged the home of the corps commander in Lahore—initially known as the Jinnah House—previously the residence of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah—hours after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khan’s arrest.
More than 20 civilian and military installations were attacked in the violence that left more than 10 people dead. Khan was in custody when the violence occurred.
The sources further said that the cases were registered at Civil Lines in Faisalabad, Samanabad and R Bazar, New Town Police Stations in Rawalpindi, City Police Station in Mianwali and Kant Police Station in Gujranwala, on behalf of the concerned police officials.
The cricketer-turned-politician is not named in any of the 28 cases in Rawalpindi.
The sources added that the decision to include his name came to light from statements made by the suspects under investigation and in consultation with legal experts.
Cases related to the attack on the General Headquarters and military installations have been registered at RA Bazar and New Town Police Station.
Ansar Khan, who is also the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), breached the gates Pakistani armyGeneral Headquarters in Rawalpindi on May 9, dubbed “Black Day” by the powerful army.
Geo News quoted sources as saying that the joint investigation teams are investigating all the cases, including the attacks on military facilities and the metro station arson incident.
Sources told the channel that three of these cases were registered against the 70-year-old Khan on May 9 while the other three cases were registered on May 10 under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
Khan’s party found itself in hot water after violence broke out across the country on May 9 following his dramatic arrest from the Islamabad High Court building in a corruption case.
Khan is reportedly facing nearly 150 cases across the country since his ouster in April last year.
The PRM supporters also attacked and damaged the home of the corps commander in Lahore—initially known as the Jinnah House—previously the residence of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah—hours after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khan’s arrest.
More than 20 civilian and military installations were attacked in the violence that left more than 10 people dead. Khan was in custody when the violence occurred.
The sources further said that the cases were registered at Civil Lines in Faisalabad, Samanabad and R Bazar, New Town Police Stations in Rawalpindi, City Police Station in Mianwali and Kant Police Station in Gujranwala, on behalf of the concerned police officials.
The cricketer-turned-politician is not named in any of the 28 cases in Rawalpindi.
The sources added that the decision to include his name came to light from statements made by the suspects under investigation and in consultation with legal experts.
Cases related to the attack on the General Headquarters and military installations have been registered at RA Bazar and New Town Police Station.
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