PTI leaders have been formally charged in a case involving acts of vandalism.

According to the information provided, the individuals charged, including Raja Azhar, Fahim Khan, Shah Nawaz Jadoon, and others, entered a plea of not guilty in response to the charges.

The leaders of the PTI appeared in front of the Judicial Magistrate’s court, where the judge instructed the investigating officer to provide additional evidence on July 22. The hearing has been postponed till that time.

Amir Mughal, the president of the Islamabad chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was apprehended yesterday in anticipation of the party’s demonstration of power in the nation’s capital.

Asim Baig, the legal representative of Amir Mughal, expressed on X (previously Twitter) that the PTI leader was apprehended outside the DC office in Islamabad.

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) issued its verdict in March, ruling on the cases related to the May 9 riots and involving 51 individuals.

Judge Natasha Naseem Supra presided over the case in the ATC Court and delineated the charges against each of the suspects, who were described as PTI-affiliated workers. Each of the 51 defendants was sentenced by the judge to five years of imprisonment under different laws.