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Pakistani anti-terrorism courts hand PTI leaders 10-year terms in successive May 9 cases; 47 absent accused sentenced in Rawalpindi after state-appointed counsel
Confidence: Corroborated · 2 sourcesPakistan · Oct 6, 2026
Subject of this story
Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore
Anti-Terrorism Court Rawalpindi
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Affected
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
Yasmin Rashid, PTI leader; former Punjab Health Minister
Ejaz Chaudhry, PTI leader; Senator
Omar Sarfraz Cheema, PTI leader; former Governor of Punjab
Mehmoodur Rasheed, PTI leader; former Punjab provincial minister
What happened
On December 20, 2025 a Lahore anti-terrorism court sentenced Yasmin Rashid, Ejaz Chaudhry, Omar Sarfraz Cheema and Mehmoodur Rasheed to 10 years each in two May 9, 2023 cases while acquitting Shah Mahmood Qureshi; PTI's counsel said the defence lacked adequate opportunity. On August 25, 2026 a Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court sentenced 47 absent accused in the GHQ attack case to 10 years and a Rs500,000 fine each, with property seizure, after state counsel was appointed for them; 118 people are accused in total.
Sources (2)
Dawnsentenced four PTI leaders to 10 years imprisonment on December 20, 2025
Express47 proclaimed offenders each sentenced to 10 years and Rs500,000 fine; properties ordered seized
Response
Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore
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