Lahore: An anti terrorism court (ATC) of Lahore on Tuesday, today ordered to confiscate properties of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders rewarded sentences in May 9 incidents.
The ATC issued a details of verdict pronounced yesterday against torching of Police Station Shadman including other two cases.
As per the court verdict, the court awarded the PTI leaders rigorous imprisonment and ordered them to face all the sentences all together.
The ATC also ordered to confiscate properties of the PTI leaders Aijaz Chaudhry, Mahmood Ur Rasheed, Umar Sarfaraz Cheema and Dr Yasmin Rashid while they were fined Rs 0.6 million in case of non-payment of fines they will have to spent more times in jail.
On the other hand, the court ordered to release the PTI vice-chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in two cases of the May 9 incidents.
It is merit to mention that yesterday, the court in its verdict acquitted vice-chairman of the PTI Shah Mahmood Qureshi while Mahmood Ur Rasheed, Umar Sarfaraz Cheema, Yasmin Rashid and Aijaz Chaudhry were sentenced 10 years imprisonment to each.
They were given punishments in the cases of torching police station Shadman, Rahat bakery in Lahore.
The judge of the ATC announced the verdict in Kot Lakhpat Jail.
Two other women leaders of the PTI, Aliya Hamza Malik and Sanam Javed have been punished a five year imprisonment for each in the same cases.
Moreover, Ayesha Bhattha was awarded 10 years jail term in the charge of setting ablaze vehicles near the Jinnah house.
The court also set free 12 accused in the burning of the Shadman police station case. Sohail Khan, Owais, Rafi Uddin, Fareed Khan, Salman Ahmed, Abdul Qadir, Faizan,Tayyeb, Sultan, Shahid Baig, Majid Ali, Bakht Rwan have been acquitted by the court.
A few days ago the ATC had given punishment to PTI leaders Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz including others in the torching and vandalizing cases of May 9 incidents.
