Lahore police on Wednesday sought the arrest of PTI chief Imran Khan’s sisters Uzma and Aleema, and party leader Asad Umar in connection with the attack on Jinnah House on May 9.
The police made the request as an anti-terrorism court heard the bail pleas of the suspects. The hearing was presided over by Judge Abhar Gul.
The PTI chief’s arrest on May 9 in Al-Qadir Trust case had resulted in widespread violence and saw important military installations come under attack, on the basis of which the state had launched a severe crackdown against his party.
Sarwar Road police had registered the case of the attack on Jinnah House, which also serves as the residence of Lahore’s corps commander, following the property’s vandalisation during the riots.
During Wednesday’s hearing, the investigating officer, Inspector Muhammad Sarwar, told the court that all three suspects had been “found guilty” over the course of the probe, adding that the joint investigation team had also held them responsible.
