US EditionPakistan Jails More than 100 Members of Ex-PM Imran Khan's Party for 2023 Riots
PUNJAB, PAKISTAN, JUL 31 – A special anti-terrorism court convicted 108 PTI leaders for May 9 riots, sentencing around 60 to 10 years for vandalism and attacks on military and state properties.
- The court in Faisalabad convicted Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz and others to 10 years in cases linked to May 9 riots, according to a special ATC ruling.
- On May 9, 2023, widespread violence erupted after Imran Khan’s arrest, with PTI supporters attacking military and government sites, leading to charges.
- The court convicted PTI leaders including Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub to 10 years on May 9, 2025, following the unrest triggered by Imran Khan’s arrest.
- Earlier today, the ATC issued non-bailable warrants for Arif Alvi, Ali Amin Gandapur, Omar Ayub, Asad Qaiser, Hammad Azhar, and 20 others, ahead of the August 5 protest.
- Ahead of the August 5 protest, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja called it a `historic movement` for national sovereignty, and Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said the party will challenge the convictions in high courts.
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Pakistan jails over 100 senior figures from Imran Khan’s political party
Pakistan has used the controversial Anti-Terrorism Court to hand down lengthy jail terms to at least 108 members of jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, for their involvement in protests against the military in 2023. On Thursday, the Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan sentenced a large number of political leaders and activists, including some high-profile female politicians […] The post Pakistan jails over 100 senior figures from Imran Kha…
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Tarar hails Faisalabad ATC verdicts in May 9 cases as ‘historic precedent’
Information Minister says ‘sinister motives’ behind the May 9 riots exposed and defeated Says country now on a path of unity and progress, with the legal actions reinforcing national stability ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Thursday hailed the recent court verdicts against those involved in the May 9 riots, calling them a “historic precedent” that will deter future conspiracies against the state. …
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der Standard DEOverall, according to the opposition party PTI, a court sentenced about one hundred of its members to prison terms of up to ten years
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