ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday upheld a non-bailable arrest warrant issued for Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi, in a case registered in connection with the PTI November 26 protest.
ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra upheld warrants issued for Afridi, PTI provincial president Junaid Akbar, MPA Abdul Ghani Afridi and others after they failed to appear before the court in the case registered at the Margalla police station.
During the hearing, the court also initiated proclamation proceedings against Afridi and other accused.
The court also rejected the exemption applications filed by some accused and issued their arrest warrants.
The court directed the police to present the charge sheet regarding Sohail Afridi and other accused immediately. The court adjourned the hearing of the case till September 30.
Meanwhile, the same court, in another case registered in connection with the November 26 protest against Sohail Afridi, MPA Meena Khan Afridi, MPA Dr Amjad Khan and others, recorded the statements of four more prosecution witnesses. ATC court has so far recorded the statements of 42 prosecution witnesses have so far been recorded in the case registered at Secretariat police station.
Police have nominated over 15,000 unidentified persons along with Afridi, have been nominated in the first information report (FIR). However, the trial before the ATC is currently proceeding against eight accused.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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