PTM leaders chargesheeted in sedition case
Karachi
January 1, 2021
Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen, parliamentarians Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir along with nine other members of the movement have been chargesheeted by police for sedition and provocation against the state during a rally in Karachi.
Admitting the charge sheet, the administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts (ATC) tasked the ATC-XII for the disposal of the matter. The PTM leadership and activists were booked in a case registered at the Sohrab Goth police station after their public gathering in the area on December 9.
According to the prosecution, the suspects addressed a public gathering of around 2,000 participants in which they tried to create hatred towards different groups and to deteriorate the law and order situation. It added that they also used derogatory language against police, Rangers, army and other state institutions.