ATC verdict in Khadija Shah and other female PTI workers case

ATC verdict in Khadija Shah and other female PTI workers case

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) sent 81 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)leaders and workers to jail on judicial remand in cases related to May 9vandalism.

Earlier, the police produced 77 accused, including former MNA Aalia Hamza,fashion designer Khadija Shah, Sanam Javed and Tayyaba Ambreen, before ATCJudge Abher Gul Khan on expiry of their second physical remand in a case ofattacking the Jinnah House, after addition of new offences.

The investigation officer requested the court to extend the physical remandof the accused as investigation related to new offences could not becompleted.

However, the court turned down the request, adding that it had alreadygranted twice physical remand of the accused after the addition of newoffences in the case.