The cases related to the May 9 incident of “vandalism and dismissal” in Mardan are likely to be withdrawn, according to official sources.
In this regard, the government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) decided to withdraw business, confirmed Advocate General Shah Faisal on Saturday. The cabinet also gave approval of the withdrawal of the case.
According to the Advocate General, these cases were based on insufficient evidence, erroneous investigations and were widely considered as acts of political victimization.
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Government sources have also declared that no progress had been made in these cases and that the continuation of the procedure wastes administrative resources and time.
The chief minister of KP, Ali Amin Gandapur, had taken note of the case and requested an examination of all these cases. The chief minister subsequently approved the withdrawal of cases through the traffic of the cabinet.
Following this approval, the original service was responsible for initiating the official withdrawal process.
Advocate General Shah Faisal also said that lawyer Muhammad Inaam Yousafzai had been appointed special prosecutor to supervise the legal proceedings related to withdrawal.
The court has planned the next hearing for October 15.
It can be remembered that on May 9, 2023, the legislators and supporters of the PTI would have attacked military facilities through Pakistan after the arrest of the party president by paramilitary guards.
Demonstrations had broken out in the province, especially in Peshawar, Mardan, Mohmand and Khyber.
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Later, the government launched a heavy repression against the former ruling party while recording FIR against thousands of people, including the founder of PTI, Imran Khan.
More than 100 workers and supporters of the PTI were also given to the military authorities for their trial before the military courts.
The cases were recorded in various districts of the province, most of which were deposited under anti -terrorist accusations.
Until now, a total of 29 cases of this type have been rejected by the courts, including that enrolled in Mardan.
