An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi on Friday dismissed the acquittal pleas of PTI leaders including party founder-chairman Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the GHQ attack case related to the May 9, 2023, violent protests.
The court also rejected the acquittal pleas of PTI leaders Shibli Faraz, Shahryar Afridi, Kanwal Shauzab, Umar Tanvir Butt and former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry.
Special Public Prosecutor Zaheer Shah presented arguments against the acquittal petitions, while lawyers Faisal Chaudhry and Faisal Malik represented the PTI leaders along with the legal team.
Rejecting the pleas, the ATC said acquittal petitions became infructuous after the indictment of the accused in the case.
The court also rejected the pleas of four accused to go abroad due to incomplete documents.
