Jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Thursday was indicted in General Headquarters (GHQ) attack case related to May 9 violent protests broke out in the country last year.
The development came during a hearing of the case in the Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court (ATC). ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah conducted the hearing of the case at a make-shift court set up in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.
Imran and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi were produced before the make-shift court. PTI’s legal team was also present during the hearing.
A total of 100 people, including former interior minister Sheikh Rashid, were indicted in the GHQ attack case — which was registered at R.A. Bazar Police Station. However, Imran among other indicted leaders denied charges against them.