Monday, 15 October 2018 The accused in Model Town case indicted third time The police officers accused of being involved in Model Town tragedy were indicted the third time in the anti-terrorism court after SP Farrukh Raza appeared before it. It is pertinent to mention that the SP had left the country without informing the court. The first and second indictments took place when the private complaint was approved and former IGP Mushtaq Sukhera’s application was rejected by the Lahore High Court respective and third one has happened after SP Farrukh Raza presented.... Read more
Thursday, 27 September 2018 Those nominated in Model Town case not summoned. Dissenting note of the head of bench is important: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri Addressing a heavily attended press conference after the Lahore High Court handed down its decision on the petition of PAT, Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that those who are the principal accused in Model Town case have not been summoned. He said that the dissenting note of the head of the bench deserves attention.... Read more
Wednesday, 26 September 2018 We will knock at the door of SC for summoning of Sharifs and their accomplices: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri PAT Chairman Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has announced to challenge, in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Lahore High Court’s decision of not summoning the Sharif brothers. He said that there are far stronger grounds for summoning the Sharif brothers than those on which the police officers were ordered to present themselves before the anti-terrorism court, and that these solid grounds are already on record.... Read more
Wednesday, 19 September 2018 Time for PTI government to honour its pledge for provision of justice: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri The PAT Chairman said that it is responsibility of the current government to honour its public commitments. He hoped that Imran Khan will abide by his promises. He said that the masterminds and the police officers involved in the Model Town tragedy should be sent to jails so that the road to justice should be paved. He said that perpetrators of Model Town tragedy are hurling threats.... Read more
Sunday, 16 September 2018 Punjab Bar Council moved for an action against Nazim Awan Advocate Mohsin Rasool, a PAT witness in the Model Town case who was slapped by Nazim Awan Advocate, the lawyer of the accused, has moved an application to executive disciplinary committee of Punjab Bar Council in which he stated that the conduct of the lawyer has been violative of the fundamentals of the legal profession. He said that Nazim Awan Advocate slapped him in the glare of the full court during a hearing on September which is against the code of conduct of the Bar.... Read more
Thursday, 13 September 2018 PAT convenes Core Committee’s urgent meeting after slapping incident In a hearing of Model Town case in the anti-terrorism court yesterday, Nazim Awan Advocate, one of the lawyers representing the accused police officials, slapped Mohsin Rasool, an eye-witness of the tragedy and threatened of dire consequences. After the incident, complainant Jawad Hamid and the PAT lawyers submitted an application asking for an appropriate action against Nazim Awan Advocate.... Read more
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 Three more eye-witness of Model Town tragedy cross-examined Three injured eye-witnesses namely Mohammad Ali, Munir Ahmad and Imtiaz Hussain Awan, security incharge of Minhaj-ul-Quran secretariat, were cross-examined in a hearing of the Model Town case in an anti terrorism court yesterday.... Read more
Tuesday, 4 September 2018 SSP Tariq Aziz confesses to police firing on PAT workers Tariq Aziz, SSP Discipline, admitted during the cross-examination that PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur indeed showed him the order of the Lahore High Court regarding the barriers that were placed on the orders of the court. He also admitted during the course of cross-examination that the police fired bullets at the PAT workers.... Read more
Thursday, 30 August 2018 Former DCO Lahore Capt. Usman cross-examined for the third day The cross-examination of ex-DCO Lahore Capt. (r) Muhammad Usman continued for the third day in connection with the private complaint in Model Town case. Reply to questions of the lawyers, the former DCO said that he was only ordered to remove barriers.... Read more
Wednesday, 29 August 2018 PAT Secretary General writes to CM Punjab against appointment of Capt. (r) Usman PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has written a letter to Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar in which he drew his attention to the appointment of former DCO Lahore Capt. (r) Usman as DG of Punjab Food Authority. He reminded the Chief Minister that Captain Usman is one of the main accused in the Model Town case.... Read more
