The anti-terrorist court, known as the ATC in Lahore, denied the bail petitions made by the former prime minister of Pakistan and PTI founder Imran Khan against eight cases, including the famous Jinnah House attack on Wednesday.
Judge Manzar Ali Gul headed the court and reserved verdicts in cases concerning the incidents of May 9, when military sites and sensitive installations of the country were attacked. The prosecution claimed that the petitioner had masterminded these violent actions against more than two hundred significant establishments, which were termed as rebellion and attacks on state infrastructure.
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Among the cases for which bail was denied included those relating to the attack on Askari Tower and an arson attack on Shadman Police Station. Multiple pleas had been filed by Khan’s legal counsel seeking relief in various connected incidents, but the court rejected them all.