RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Police have registered a comprehensive criminal case against the sisters of former prime minister Imran Khan, along with several senior leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and hundreds of workers, following violent protests on the Adiala Road.
The First Information Report (FIR) was lodged by Sub-Inspector Imran Khan, incharge of the Adiala Police Post, under the Anti-Terrorism Act and multiple sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, including criminal conspiracy, attempted murder, interference in state affairs, and rioting.
The case names Imran Khan’s sisters — Aleema Khan, Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi — along with Mirza Afridi, Shahid Khattak, Shafqat Awan, Iqbal Afridi, Meena Khan Afridi, Sheikh Imtiaz, Shafiullah Jan, Zafar Gondal, Umair Butt, Chaudhry Amir Afzal, and Samabia Tahir. Around 300–400 unidentified individuals have also been nominated in the case.
According to the FIR, protesters gathered following a call issued by Aleema and allegedly raised provocative slogans against the government and state institutions to incite public disorder. Police said the demonstrators blocked the road with heavy stones and launched a coordinated stone-pelting attack on law-enforcement personnel, injuring nine officers. Authorities apprehended 41 suspects at the scene, who were allegedly carrying plastic pipes used as weapons. Several participants reportedly abandoned their vehicles and fled.
Police seized 13 vehicles containing suspicious materials, including a 30-litre petrol can, 15 glass bottles, cotton balls, and matchboxes, leading investigators to suspect plans to manufacture petrol bombs. A cache of 25 wooden sticks was also recovered from one of the impounded cars.
The prosecution maintains that the rioters caused significant damage to public and private property and sought to create chaos for political gain while exerting unlawful pressure on the Punjab government through violent means.
