LAHORE: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Lahore acquitted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N) leader Maryam Aurangzeb and Javed Latif in the anti-state speech case.
Judge Naveed Iqbal of the Anti-Terrorism Court heard the case and pronounced a reserved verdict according to which Maryam Aurangzeb and Latif Javed were acquitted.
Similarly, former MD of PTV Sohail Ali and former director of PTV News Rashid Baig were also acquitted.
In the anti-state speech case, the Anti-Terrorism Court ordered the arrest and production of Maryam Aurangzeb till December 9, 2023, for which a non-bailable arrest warrant was also issued.
However, later, Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Abher Gul Khan heard the case, on this occasion, Maryam Aurangzeb and Javed Latif appeared in the court.
Maryam Aurangzeb’s non-bailable arrest warrant issued at the last hearing was canceled when she appeared in court.
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Earlier, Anti-Terrorism Court declared seven leaders of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf(PTI) as proclaimed offender in the case of burning police vehicles on Mall Road.
The Anti-Terrorism Court took action on the request of the police, a case has been registered against the accused in the Sarwar Road police station.
