LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Tuesday sentenced Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central leaders Dr Yasmin Rashid, Mian Mehmood ur Rasheed, and several others in a case related to the May 9, 2023, riots.
The court also awarded sentences to former Punjab governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema, PTI leader Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, and Afzal Azeem Pahat in the same case. The verdict had been reserved earlier and was announced today by the ATC.
Meanwhile, the court acquitted former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the same case. Others acquitted include Hamza Azeem Pahat, Rana Tanveer, and Aizaz Rafiq.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
