An anti-terrorism court (ATC) issued a show-cause notice to the DIG operations for not producing accused in the Model Town tragedy case. The court observed that on the previous hearing it had ordered the DIG operations to produce all accused on August 18, but despite the court order 24 accused were absent.
The court cancelled the surety bonds of the absent accused and ordered for production of all accused on the next date of hearing on August 18. ATC Judge Ijaz Ahmad Buttar conducted the proceedings Meanwhile, the court also sought arguments on acquittal applications of four accused.The court has already acquitted five accused, including former IGP Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera, in the case.