ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism courtroom (ATC) on Friday initiated proclamation proceedings in opposition to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, PTI chief Junaid Akbar, and Abdul Ghani Afridi, over their continued failure to look earlier than the courtroom regardless of the issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants in a case associated to the Nov 26 protest.
ATC Choose Tahir Abbas Sipra took up the case, analyzing a progress report submitted by the Islamabad police relating to the investigation into a primary info report (FIR) registered at Margalla police station over the Nov 26 incidents.
Based on the report, submitted by way of the workplace of the Deputy Inspector Common (DIG) of the Islamabad police, the investigation into the case has been accomplished. A reply was filed in response to the courtroom’s discover looking for a proof for the delay within the submission of the challan in opposition to the accused.
The report said that the courtroom had issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Sohail Afridi, Junaid Akbar and Abdul Ghani Afridi by way of its order dated June 23, 2026. Nonetheless, regardless of repeated efforts by the police, the warrants couldn’t be executed and the accused failed to look earlier than the courtroom.
The police knowledgeable the courtroom that, in view of the continued non-compliance with the warrants, proclamation proceedings had been initiated in opposition to the accused in accordance with the legislation. It added that when the proclamation course of was accomplished, preparation of the challan below Part 173 (Report of police officer) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) would enter its ultimate stage.
Based on the report, the challan can be submitted earlier than the courtroom instantly after completion of the authorized formalities regarding the proclamation proceedings.
The investigating company maintained that there had been no negligence, pointless delay or lack of effort on the a part of the police throughout the investigation or in pursuing the arrest of the accused. It asserted that every one authorized steps required below the legislation had been taken to safe their look earlier than the courtroom.
After analyzing the report, Choose Tahir Abbas Sipra formally initiated proclamation proceedings in opposition to the three accused over their persistent absence regardless of the issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants.
The courtroom subsequently adjourned additional proceedings within the case till September 9, directing that the matter be taken up after completion of the remaining authorized course of and submission of the challan.
The case stems from a protest held on Nov 26, 2024 that led to the registration of a prison case at Margalla police station in opposition to Afridi and different protesters. Regulation enforcement authorities had initiated an investigation into the matter, however their repeated failures to submit the challan drew judicial scrutiny.
