PTI founder, Bushra Bibi and key leaders face arrest warrant over D-Chowk protest

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad has issued arrest warrants for several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including party PTI founder, in connection with the D-Chowk protest.

Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra issued the warrants as part of Case No. 1032, which alleges illegal activities during the protest. Kohsar Police secured the warrants against 96 individuals named in the case.

Notable figures facing arrest include wife, Bushra Bibi, Barrister Gohar, Shoaib Shaheen, Ali Bukhari, and Aamir Mughal. Other PTI leaders such as Omar Ayub, Khalid Khurshid, Faisal Javed, and Sher Afzal Marwat are also on the list.

Additionally, the court issued warrants for sitting MNA Abdul Latif, former provincial minister Riaz Khan, and other prominent individuals like Ali Zaman, Pir Masoor, Khaliqur Rehman, Sohail Afridi, and Shahram Khan Tarakai. High-profile names such as Zulfi Bukhari, Murad Saeed, Rauf Hassan, Mushtaq Ullah, Rashid Tipu, and Salman Akram Raja are also included.

The police stated that the warrants are part of efforts to advance the investigation into alleged illegal actions during the protest.

Meanwhile, the ATC had earlier sent PTI founder on a 14-day judicial remand in a case related to New Town police station. He was re-arrested in the New Town case after being granted bail in the Toshakhana case.

Judge Amjad Ali Shah approved PTI founder judicial remand for this case and seven others after rejecting the prosecution’s request for a 15-day physical remand.

Initially, the ATC granted police a five-day physical remand, instructing them to continue the investigation within Adiala Jail. PTI founder is also facing allegations in seven other cases related to vandalism.