May 9 GHQ attack case: ATC sentences 47 PTI leaders, workers to 10 years in prison

RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has sentenced 47 people in the May 9 GHQ attack case to 10 years in prison after concluding their trial.

ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah announced the verdict, according to which the convicts were found involved in the conspiracy behind the May 9 incidents. The court also ordered the seizure of the properties of the convicts.

According to the prosecution, 19 witnesses were recorded during the trial of the 47 people who were convicted today. A total of 44 prosecution witnesses have been recorded in the case so far.

The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) had declared the accused key suspects in the planning of the May 9 incidents. The accused were found involved in attacks on the GHQ Gate, Hamza Camp and Army Museum, besides allegations of arson, vandalism and damage to important government buildings and installations.

Those named among the accused include Omar Ayub, Zartaj Gul, Sheikh Rashid Shafiq, Murad Saeed, Zulfi Bukhari, Shahbaz Gill, Ali Amin Gandapur, Shandana Gulzar, Hammad Azhar and Azam Swati.