An Islamabad sessions court stated on Saturday that charges against former interior minister and PTI ally Sheikh Rashid Ahmed will be framed on March 2 in a case pertaining to claims he made on television that former president Asif Ali Zardari was involved in a fresh assassination plot against PTI chief Imran Khan.
The Islamabad police had arrested the former interior minister on Feb 2 after which the court had granted the police his two-day physical remand.
A similar case was filed against him in Murree on Feb 3.
Judicial magistrate Umar Shabbir conducted a hearing into the case after the completion of Rashid’s judicial remand today.
At the outset of the hearing, Rashid, who was present in the courtroom, requested the judge to extend the date for indictment until March 15, saying he had to attend a conference.
The court turned down his request, arguing that an order of the high court and a case challan had been received, hence the date could not be extended.
The judge also asked the former minister to ensure his appearance in the next hearing.
