The Anti-Terrorism Court, Lahore, on Monday indicted PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the case registered with the Shadman police station on the charges of carrying out arson on May 9, 2023. ATC Judge Khalid Arshad held proceedings of the case in the Kot Lakhpat Jail where Shah Mahmood Qureshi was also present. The court framed charges against Qureshi who denied them and pleaded his innocence. The court adjourned hearing of the case until July 22 for recording the statements of prosecution witnesses. Earlier, the PTI leader was brought from Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, to Lahore amid tight security. The Shadman police had registered arson and other cases against Qureshi.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan