Rawalpindi: The Special Anti-Terrorism Court adjourned the hearing of all 14 cases related to the May 9 tragedy of Rawalpindi district indefinitely.
The four official prosecutors of the cases filed a reference in the High Court showing no confidence in the judge.
Major progress has been made in the May 9 tragedy cases. All the public prosecutors of the May 9 cases filed a reference in the Rawalpindi High Court bench to transfer the cases from him, not trusting the judge of the hearing court, Malik Ijaz Asif.
He opined that the judges of the court belong to the Rawalpindi Bar, they give relief to the lawyers of the accused, so May 9 tragedy cases should be transferred from them.
When the reference was filed, the court stopped the hearing of all the May 9 tragedy cases. Due to the suspension of the hearing, the indictment and distribution of challan copies to all the accused, including the founder chairman PTI, was postponed.
Hundreds of accused workers of PTI including former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, former ministers Shibli Faraz, Shireen Mazari, Sartaj Gul, Raja Basharat, Shehryar Afridi, Rashid Shafiq, Colonel Ajmal Sabir were also present for the hearing of the cases today.
