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Pakistan constabulary connected Wednesday registered a lawsuit nether the Anti-Terrorism Act against the sisters of erstwhile premier curate Imran Khan and dozens of his supporters aft a protestation sit-in extracurricular Adiala Jail successful Rawalpindi.The protestation connected Tuesday was held aft authorities refused to let household members and lawyers to conscionable Khan, who is presently incarcerated. His sisters, on with leaders and workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), staged the sit-in extracurricular the jailhouse to protestation the restriction.Police said a archetypal accusation study (FIR) was lodged astatine Police Station Saddar Beroni, Rawalpindi, naming Khan’s sisters Aleema Khan and Noreen Niazi, arsenic good arsenic respective PTI leaders and supporters.
Those named see Salman Akram Raja, Naeem Panjotha, Qasim Khan, Aliya Hamza and Raja Nasir Abbas.Authorities besides invoked Section 120 of the Pakistan Penal Code for alleged transgression conspiracy against the state, on with charges of attacking constabulary unit and violating Section 144.Police said, arsenic reported by PTI, astatine slightest 14 suspects were arrested astatine the country precocious Tuesday night, and efforts are continuing to apprehension others named successful the FIR.
Imran Khan has been successful jailhouse since August 2023 and faces aggregate cases filed aft his removal from bureau successful April 2022.Officials person placed restrictions connected meetings with Khan, saying specified visits are being utilized for governmental purposes. The past gathering with him took spot connected December 2, erstwhile his sister Uzma Khan was allowed to spot him.
