An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Tuesday issued a non-unable to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandhapur, in which a Pakistan Teriq-e-Insaf (PTI) in Lahore was involved in violence against the police during a protest on 5 October.
The ATC also issued arrest warrants for three other PTI leaders – Hammad Azhar, Saeed Sindhu, and Shahbaz Ahmed – to fail to join the investigation despite repeated police summons.
Police said the nominated persons were wanted in cases related to protest of October 5 last year, during which PTI activists allegedly attacked law enforcement personnel.
According to police officials, PTI leaders were nominated in several FIRs and were called on several occasions to join the investigation, but failed to comply with.
On 30 September, PTI founder Imran Khan said against a series of protests in support of the judiciary and against the proposed judicial package, against the proposed judicial package to start on 2 October in Faisalbad, Bahawalpur and Mianwali.
The founding president of PTI also announced that PTI activists would gather on October 4 at D-Chaok in Islamabad and in Lahore’s Minar-e-Pakistan on 5 October.
During these protests, especially in Lahore and Islamabad, the situation became tense as there were violent clashes between political supporters and police officers.
Internal Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on 5 October that more than 80 police personnel were injured along with supporters of former Prime Minister Khan, participating in a March near Islamabad.
On the other hand, Lahore saw intense clashes between PTI activists and police, as political disturbance increased in metropolis.
The collision injured dozens, both protesters and police personnel injured. The unrest, starting from PT-LED protest, quickly intensified, as the law enforcement used tears to disperse protesters at several prominent places, including Avan-e-Adal, Badami Bagh and Sherranwala Gate. Despite a heavy police presence, several protesters opposed efforts to clean the areas.
