ISLAMABAD: A local anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday reserved its verdict in a bail plea of former federal minister and senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, Asad Umar in the Judicial complex vandalism case.
The plea was taken up by ATC Judge Raja Jawad Abbas. At the outset of the hearing, public prosecutor Adnan Ali accused Asad Umar of ‘facilitating’ the party workers for vandalism in the judicial complex on the occasion of the court appearance of the former prime minister. Judge Raja Jawad asked the prosecutor to cite even a single example as when a terrorist came for an attack without weapons.
Sardar Masroof, Asad Umar’s lawyer in his arguments before the ATC said Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) parties held a protest demonstration in Islamabad’s Red Zone before the Supreme Court of Pakistan building despite enforcement of Section 144, but no one was booked for violation.
After hearing, arguments from both sides, the ATC judge reserved its verdict on Asad Umar’s bail plea. The verdict will be announced tomorrow (Tuesday). It is pertinent to mention here that Islamabad police had registered a case against PTI chairman Imran Khan and other party leaders for attacking, vandalising, and damaging the judicial complex during the former premier’s appearance there.
According to the FIR, the leaders of a “political party” were leading the mob, adding that they provoked the people, which led to vandalism.
