An anti -terrorism from Gujranwala on Saturday sentenced to expire to life, the main shooter in a firearm attack against a PTI march in Wazirabad, which left former Prime Minister Imran Khan injured, for charges of murder and terrorism.
On November 3, 2022, during the long march of the PTI in the Wazirabad area of Punjab, an armed man opened fire, hurting Imran, Senator Faisal Javed and several others, while a worker lost his life.
The founding president of PTI accused the then coalition government and some military officers of participation in the attack. However, there was a case of the incident on behalf of the police. The case was presented on November 7, and a joint research team (JIT) was formed by virtue of the 1997 anti -terrorism law.
ATC Muhammad Naeem Salem judge pronounced the verdict in the case after a hearing today in which two advised, Tayyab Jahangir Butt and Waqas were acquitted after receiving the benefit of the doubt.
According to an order of commitment of the sentence issued today to the Superintendent of the Central Prison of Gujranwala, Naveed Bashir was sentenced to life imprisonment separately under the Pakistan Criminal Code (PPC) Section 302b (premeditated murder) and the Terrorism Law (ATA) Section 7a (punishment for terrorism laws).
According to the two sections, he was also ordered to pay compensation of RS500,000 to the legal heirs of PTI workers Moazzam in the form of land income arrears, with a simpler simple imprisonment for six months in case of lack of payment, and pay a fine of RS500,000, with more prison for six months in case of breach.
As restitution for Areb, who suffered injuries in the attack, the convict was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years for causing injuries under section 324 of PPC (try to commit qatl-i-amd) together with a fine of RS100,000 with a simpler prison for six months in case of non-compliance; Rigorous procedure for 10 years for causing injuries under section 7b and 7c of ATA along with a fine of RS100,000 with more simple prison for six months in case of non -compliance; and pay Daman of RS100,000 and a rigorous imprisonment of three years for causing injuries under section 337-FIII of PPC (mutafahimah to anyone).
As restitution regarding Meer Umar Farooq, another man who was injured in the incident, the convict was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years for causing injuries under section 324 of PPC along with a fine of RS100,000 with a simpler prison for six months in case of breach; Rigorous procedure for 10 years for causing injuries under section 7b and 7c of ATA along with a fine of RS100,000 with more simple prison for six months in case of non -compliance; and pay Daman from RS100,000 and a rigorous imprisonment of five years for causing injuries under section 337-FV of PPC (Hashimah to anyone).
As a restitution regarding Imran USAF, the convict was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years for causing injuries under section 324 of PPC (try to commit qatl-i-amd) together with a fine of RS100,000 with more simple prison for six months in case of non-compliance; Rigorous procedure for 10 years for causing injuries under section 7b and 7c of ATA along with a fine of RS100,000 with more simple prison for six months in case of non -compliance; and pay Daman of RS100,000 and a rigorous imprisonment of three years for causing injuries under section 337-FIII of PPC (mutafahimah to anyone).
As a restitution regarding Muhammad Liaquat, the convict was sentenced to a rigorous prison for 10 years for causing injuries under section 324 of PPC (try to commit qatl-i-amd) together with a fine of RS100,000 with more simple imprisonment for six months in case of breach; Rigorous procedure for 10 years for causing injuries under section 7b and 7c of ATA along with a fine of RS100,000 with more simple prison for six months in case of non -compliance; and pay Daman of RS100,000 and a rigorous imprisonment of three years for causing injuries under section 337-FIII of PPC (mutafahimah to anyone).
The order said the sentences would be executed simultaneously and that the convict could take advantage of the benefit of section 382-B of the Code of Criminal Procedure (detention period to consider when granting the prison sentence).
The lawyer of the convict, the lawyer Mian Dawood, announced that the sentence would be challenged in the Superior Court of Lahore, citing alleged irregularities in the arguments and evidence of the prosecution related to the accused.
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