May 9 riots
\nNo major PTI leader among the accused convicted for their involvement in vandalism at Gujranwala Cantt
\n GUJRANWALA
\nAn anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Gujranwala on Saturday awarded five-year imprisonment each to 51 accused who were found involved in the May 9 riots last year.
\nThe ATC judge Natasha Naseem Supra conducted the hearing of a case related to vandalism and arson at Gujranwala Cantt in which 23 PTI leaders, including the party founder Imran Khan and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, as well as over 400 suspects had been nominated.
\nWhile announcing a short verdict, the court gave a five-year jail-term each to the accused political workers who were arrested from the vandalism site while some of them were arrested after geo-fencing, as per the police charge sheet.
\nThe ATC will issue a detailed verdict later.
\nAccording to the police, no prominent PTI leader or party office bearer is among the 51 convicts who were awarded sentences today.
\nInitially, the police had nominated 23 PTI leaders in the case and more than 200 unidentified suspects. The number of nominated persons reached over 400 after the police interrogated the suspects.
\nDuring the trial, 199 witnesses recorded testimonies in the court.
\nMoreover, Gujranwala police also questioned the incarcerated PTI founder and Qureshi at Adiala Jail in the Gujranwala Cantt vandalism and arson case. However, the former premier did not cooperate with the investigators, according to the police, and asked his lawyers to submit reply.
\nThe May 9 riots were triggered almost across the country after the deposed prime minister\u2019s arrest in the \u00a3190 million settlement case. Hundreds of PTI workers and senior leaders were put behind bars for their involvement in violence and attacks on military installations.
\nDuring the protests, the miscreants targeted the civil and military installations including \u2014 Jinnah House and the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. The military termed May 9 \u201cBlack Day\u201d and decided to try the protesters under the Army Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
May 9 riots No major PTI leader among the accused convicted for their involvement in vandalism at Gujranwala Cantt GUJRANWALA An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Gujranwala on Saturday awarded five-year imprisonment each to 51 accused who were found involved in the May 9 riots last year. The ATC judge Natasha Naseem Supra conducted the hearing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":397407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-397395","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n