ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Friday directed police to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri in the Pakistan Television (PTV) headquarters attack case.
The court expressed its displeasure over police’s failure to submit the implementation report of its earlier orders and directed authorities to arrest Imran Khan, Tahirul Qadri and 68 others by November 17.
The 70 were booked after a mob of protesters allegedly stormed PTV headquarters and forced its staff to take two of the state broadcaster’s flagship channels – PTV News and PTV World – off the air on September 1, 2014.
This was the first time that PTV’s transmission had gone blank since October 12, 1999, when former military ruler General (r) Pervez Musharraf took power in a bloodless coup after toppling the government.
The protesters were also charged with attacking government properties including the Parliament House building. The incidents took place during the 2014 sit-ins staged by the PTI and the PAT members and supporters, with both parties calling on Premier Nawaz to step down.
It may be mentioned that Friday’s hearing of the case comes at the heels of the PTI’s planned siege of the capital city on November 2.
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