Imran Khan: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan booked in six cases including attack on army headquarters: Report | World News – Times of India

islamabad, Pakistanformer prime minister Imran Khan He has been named in six cases, including three under the stringent Anti-Terrorism Act, for the unprecedented attack on the Army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on May 9, a media report said on Thursday.
Supporters of Khan, who heads the Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, broke down the doors. Pakistani armyMay 9 at GHQ in Rawalpindi was dubbed a “Black Day” by the powerful military.
Geo News quoted sources as saying that the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) is probing all the cases, including the attack on military installations and the incident of arson at a metro station.
Sources told the channel that three of these cases were registered against 70-year-old Khan on May 9 while the other three were registered on May 10 under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
Khan’s party has been in trouble after violence broke out across the country on May 9 following his dramatic arrest from the premises of the Islamabad High Court in a corruption case.
Khan is reportedly facing around 150 cases across the country since his ouster in April last year.
Hours after he was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), PTI supporters also attacked and damaged the Corps Commander’s house in Lahore – initially known as Jinnah House – which was once the home of Quaid-e Used to be the residence of Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Mine.
More than 20 civilian and military installations were attacked in the violence, in which more than 10 people were killed. Khan was in custody when the violence broke out.
The sources further said that the cases were registered at Faisalabad’s Civil Lines, Samanabad, RA Bazar and Rawalpindi’s New Town police stations, Mianwali’s City Police Station and Gujranwala’s Police Station Cantt on behalf of their respective police officers.
The cricketer-turned-politician was not named in any of the 28 cases in Rawalpindi.
Sources said the decision to include his name emerged from the statements made by the suspects under investigation and in consultation with legal experts.
Cases related to the attack on GHQ and military installations were registered at RA Bazar and New Town police stations.