Two ex-MPAs deny turning against Imran

Former deputy speaker Punjab Assembly Wasiq Qayyuam Abbasi and former member Punjab Assembly Umer Tanveer Butt rejected the police claims that that they had made confessional assertion or turn into approver in opposition to former prime minister Imran Khan and his partner Bushra Bibi in 14 circumstances associated to May 9 riots.

Submitting their written statements within the anti-terrorism particular court docket, they stated they by no means grew to become approver in opposition to Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi nor did they make any confessional assertion earlier than a Justice of the Peace or police investigation groups. They submitted that the police stance on this regard was baseless, including the PTI founder all the time directed the occasion to carry peaceable protest.

The former MPAs additionally filed acquittal pleas for need of incriminating proof in opposition to them.

The court docket accepted their pleas for listening to and summoned authorities prosecutor and investigating groups of all of the circumstances on September 12.

In addition, former inside minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed additionally filed acquittal pleas in all 14 circumstances. The arguments on Rashid’s pleas may even be heard on September 12.