KARACHI: Another sedition case has been registered in Karachi against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill on Tuesday.
The first information report (FIR) was registered at Brigade Police Station on the complaint of Saeed, a citizen of Karachi. The provisions of sedition, inciting the public against the state institutions, spreading anarchy and hatred were included in the FIR.
According to FIR, PTI leader Shahbaz Gill had blamed the former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa for the maltreatment meted out to PTI Senator Azam Swati. The complainant said in the FIR that he was using social media when he ran into a viral video featuring Shahbaz Gill berating the former COAS. Earlier, similar cases were also registered against Shahbaz Gill in Karachi, Qila Abdullah, and Islamabad on the charges of sedition and inciting the public against the state institutions.
Reports indicate that they tried to breach one of gates, harassed staff, and even scaled walls of premises
Nasir praised role of Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi, who controlled situation with tolerance
A fierce exchange of fire ensued, but culprits managed to escape under cover of darkness
Police said booked leaders and BYC workers gathered at main Turbat Chowk
Mobile internet outages became common fixtures during protests by PTI since Imran was ousted in 2022
Bokhari emphasised that cases have been registered against "Fasadis", and no one will be spared
