- Cases registered against Omar Ayub under anti-terror provisions.
- ATC judge Tahir Abbas Sipra is hearing cases against the PTI leader.
- Expresses anger at the politician’s failure to appear in court.
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad declared Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub a “proclaimed offender” and ordered authorities to block his passport and computerized national identity card (NIC).
The decision was announced by ATC judge Tahir Abbas Sipra because the politician did not appear before the court, which also sought details of Ayub’s property.
The development relates to a case registered against the former National Assembly opposition leader in Noon Police Station under terrorism provisions over his alleged involvement in PTI’s October 4, 2024 protest in the federal capital.
The former ruling party had marched on to the federal capital as part of a series of protests for the independence of the judiciary and the release of its founder Imran Khan, who has been incarcerated in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail for more than a year.
The protest resulted in clashes between protesters and law enforcement agencies (LEA), with both sides claiming that the other had attacked them.
Police fired tear gas at protesters in the capital on Saturday, as well as at convoys trying to enter Islamabad, while workers used slingshots to hit law enforcement.
More than a hundred people, including Afghan nationals, were arrested by LEas in the crackdown.
