North India Statesman
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News India Live, Digital Desk: Anti-Terrorism Court: Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has suffered another major legal shock in Pakistan. In a case related to the widespread violence and attacks on military establishments on 9 May last year, Rawalpindi’s anti-terrorism court ATC sentenced seven senior leaders of the party to 10 years imprisonment. The decision reflects a strict judicial action against his alleged involvement in violent protests across the country that day. Decide that fierce protests erupted across the country after the arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister and PTI chief Imran Khan on 9 May last year. Seeing these demonstrations, they became violent, in which government buildings, public properties and especially military bases were targeted. The protesters had damaged several sensitive establishments including the core commander’s residence in Lahore and Gate of General Headquarters (GHQ) at Rawalpindi. Since these violent incidents, the government and army’s grip has been constantly tightening on Imran Khan’s party. Many major leaders of the party, including Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Parvez Elahi, have been in jail for a long time or have been facing various allegations. Pakistan’s law enforcement agencies had resolved to take strict action against the people involved in the incidents of May 9, under which thousands of PTI workers were arrested and hundreds were registered under anti-terrorism laws. Such cases are being heard rapidly in anti-terrorism courts, which reflects the firm steps of taking strict steps against the 9 May. This latest decision further increases the challenges for the PTI in Pakistan’s already unstable political environment, and it also gives significant light on the role and civil-monetary relations of the judiciary in the country. The government has a clear message that no person will be spared to damage public property or attack military establishments.
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