ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court(SC) on Monday ordered the arrest of those who were involved in the attack on Sindh House in Islamabad, which took place earlier this month.
During the hearing on the presidential reference for the interpretation of Article 63A, the Advocate General of Sindh raised the issue of the Sindh House attack and said that anti-terrorism provisions were not included in the First Information Report (FIR). However, the Advocate General of Islamabad replied that the provisions were not imposed in this case.
A five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, heard the presidential. The apex court instructed to arrest those involved in the incident by Tuesday.
On March 18 the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers and workers stormed the Sindh House in Islamabad in protest against the dissident members of the ruling party, who were staying inside the building.
The PTI legislatures and workers forcibly entered the building located in the Red Zone of the federal capital just days before the voting on the joint opposition’s no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The PTI National Assembly members (MNAs), Faheem Khan and Ataullah, along with a group of charged party workers entered the Sindh House, knocking down a gate and shouting slogans, and holding Lotas in their hands to symbolise turncoats.
As a result, the workers who protested against the ‘dissident’ party MNAs and stormed the Sindh House were released on personal assurance, on March 20.
The Islamabad Capital Territory Police had registered an FIR against PTI workers for violating Section 144 imposed in the capital and also included sections for vandalizing government property.
The workers were produced before the area magistrate, who granted them bail on personal assurance.
