22 October,2016 08:47 AM IST | | Agencies
Anti-terror court wants the cricketer-turned-politician and cleric Qadri brought in by Nov 17 in PTV attack case
Imran Khan in Quetta. File pic/AFP
Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-terror court yesterday ordered the police to arrest cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and cleric Tahirul Qadri by November 17 in connection with an attack on the Pakistan Television headquarters during an anti-government protest in 2014.
The court issued the order during regular hearing of PTV attack case after the police failed to carry out arrest warrants issued earlier.
Judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi expressed annoyance at the police's failure to implement its order, according a court official. The judge also ordered that Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf and firebrand cleric and chief of Pakistan Awami Tehrik Tahirul Qadri be arrested and presented in the court by November 17 along with 68 supporters of the two parties who were involved in the attack.
The attack occurred on September 1, 2014, when Khan and Qadri were protesting against alleged poll rigging and demanding removal of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. About 400-500 supporters of the two leaders invaded PTV headquarters and forced it to cease transmission.
