ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) founder Imran Khan was acquitted in another case of Long March vandalism registered in Islamabad's Margalla police station.
Judicial Magistrate Mureed Abbas acquitted PTI founder and others. On the plea of acquittal, lawyers Sardar Masroof and Amina Ali gave arguments while Asad Umar and Raja Khurram Nawaz were also acquitted in the Long March vandalism case.
The court said in the verdict that the incident of Long March vandalism was stated by the prosecution, no witness was involved in the investigation.
The court declared that the assistant sub-inspector is not authorized to issue a notification on behalf of the plaintiff's case, and the assistant sub-inspector is also not authorized to register the case as a plaintiff.
The court said that the CCTV was also not provided in the court and the investigating officer did not present any evidence against the founder PTI and others, so they are acquitted.
It should be noted that a case was registered against Imran Khan and others under the provisions of inciting public and public servants.
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Earlier, Peshawar High Court (PHC) has dismissed the petitions challenging the acceptance of nomination papers for prominent Senate election candidates Murad Saeed, Azam Swati, Faisal Javed, Khurram Zeeshan and Azhar Mashwani.
Justice Arshad Ali and Justice Waqar Ahmed of Peshawar High Court heard the petition filed by Murad Saeed against approval of papers for Senate elections.
