ISLAMABAD: the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), Rawalpindi Judge Malik Ijaz Asif issued arrest warrants for the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Ali Amin Gandapur in connection with May 9 violence when rioters attacked military installations.

The court issued the warrants, which are non-bailable, for the chief minister, ordering the police to produce him before the court by April 2. ATC Judge Malik Ijaz Asif also issued the warrants for Murad Saeed, Shireen Mazari, Shehbaz Gill, and Shibli Faraz in the case, which is registered against them at City Police Station, Rawalpindi. The judge ordered the authorities to produce the KP chief minister before the court on April 2 at any cost. PTI leaders, including former prime minister Imran Khan and foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, were booked in May last year after party workers attacked military installations during protests erupted after Khan was arrested in a corruption case.

Earlier, the Peshawar High Court directed the federal government to furnish details of cases against Ali Amin Gandapur. A bench of the high court, consisting of Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim and Justice Shakeel Ahmed, heard a petition filed by KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur seeking information about the cases against him. “Has this issue not been resolved yet?” Justice Shakeel Ahmed queried. “The problems persist; we are unaware of the cases registered in Punjab,” stated counsel Arshad Ahmed. “If he is involved in any case in Punjab, he should seek bail,” remarked Justice Shakeel.

“We will approach the courts once we have the details. They have not provided us with any written information regarding the cases,” Gandapur’s lawyer explained. “There are two inquiries against him in D.I.Khan,” mentioned FIA’s Director Legal Abdul Rehman. “He holds the position of chief minister, and the people of the province have placed their trust in him,” asserted Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim. “He has been elected by the people and is currently governing the province,” Justice Ibrahim added. “It’s hard to believe that you cannot provide him with details. Provide the petitioner with information about the cases filed against him,” the bench ordered.