RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi approved transfer of eight accused involved in attack on General Headquarters (GHQ) during May 9 riots to military courts.

Transfer of cases was approved by ATC Judge Hamid Hussain after Deputy Prosecutor General Malik Rafqat Ali moved petition seeking transfer of suspects to military courts. Two cases were registered, separately at Civil Lines Police Station and R A Bazaar Police Station against protesters that had attacked GHQ following arrest of Khan from Islamabad High Court. Accused booked in first information report registered at Civil Lines Police Station are Ali Hussain son of Khalilur Rehman, Lal Shah son of Jahanzaib, Shehryar Zulfiqar son of Zulfiqar Ahmed and Farhad Khan son of Shahid Hussain Khan. Request to transfer these men for trial at military court was moved by commanding officer/military officer Farhan Nazir Qureshi.

Ones named in FIR registered at R A Bazar Police Station are Muhammad Idrees son of Muhammad Sharif, Umar Farooq son of Muhammad Sabir, Raja Muhammad Ehsan son of Muhammad Maqsood and Muhammad Abdullah son of Kanwar Muhammad Ashraf Khan.

Published in The Daily National Courier, May, 30 2023

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