RECORDER REPORT

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday registered a sedition case against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chairman Dr Tahir ul Qadri for allegedly igniting riots, damaging state buildings and attacking police personnel. A police official said the Secretariat Police Station registered First Information Report (FIR) No. 182 under section 7ATA, 124A, 109, 148, 324, 336, 149, 188, 152, 186 and 452 on the complaint of Superintendent of Police (SP) City Mustansar Feroze.

He said that PAT and PTI leadership have been charged under a section of Anti-Terrorism Act pertaining to treason, incitement to violence, attempted murder, robbery and interference in the affairs of the state. The official said the violation of section 144 and the written agreement with Islamabad administration regarding protests are also part of the FIR.

The official said the FIR also includes the names of Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed, PTI senior leader Jahangir Tareen, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujat Hussain and some others.