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ATC Hands Over Prison-Term Of 18 Years To Lawyer For Attacking Judge

FAISALABAD: Anti-Terrorism Court on Thursday handed over a prison sentence of 18.5 years to a lawyer for attacking a civil judge.

As per details, an ATC in Faisalabad handed over a prison sentence to a lawyer named Imran Manj who attacked Senior Civil Judge Khalid Mehmood Waraich during a hearing of a case. The court has also added a fine of Rs250,000 in the lawyer’s sentence.

According to police, the said lawyer had attacked the senior civil judge during the hearing of a case in a local court of Jaranwala. As a result, the judge named Khalid Mehmood Waraich sustained injuries.

On the other hand, the lawyer’s accomplices have raided the court to protest against the verdict and the staff has been locked down in the courtroom.

The protesting lawyers are demanding to cancel the sentences of their accomplice by serving a sou-moto notice.