Former Pak PM Imran Khan Guilty Of Masterminding May 9 Attacks, Government Tells Court

<p>Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been found "guilty of inciting attacks" on military installations, including the Lahore Corps Commander House, an anti-terrorism court was told by the government prosecutor on Friday.</p> <p>However, the ATC Lahore extended Khan's pre-arrest bail in five terrorism cases till August 8.</p> <p>"A special prosecutor on Friday told the ATC that a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) of Punjab police completed its probe into the May 9 attacks on military and state buildings and found Imran Khan guilty of abetment and other terrorism charges," a court official told PTI.</p> <p>Khan appeared before the court amid high security.</p> <p>Prosecutor Farhad Ali Shah said that Khan is guilty of masterminding the May 9 attacks and his arrest is needed for collection of evidence.</p> <p>He said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief had led a campaign and incited the party workers against the Army before the May 9 attacks. That incitement led to the attack on the military installations, he said.</p> <p>ATC Judge Abher Gul Khan extended the pre-arrest bail of Khan till August 8 and directed the prosecutor to come up with more arguments on the next hearing.</p> <p>Following the arrest of <a title="Imran Khan" href="https://ift.tt/9uQAzJ8" data-type="interlinkingkeywords">Imran Khan</a> by para military Rangers unrest broke out in Pakistan on May 9 that saw torching and vandalizing of dozens of military and state buildings, including the Army headquarters in Rawalpindi and ISI building in Faisalabad.</p> <p>Police arrested over 10,000 workers of PTI and over 100 are being tried under the Army Act.</p> <p>Khan denied masterminding or inciting the attacks stating that it was a well-planned conspiracy to oust its party from upcoming elections.</p> <p>The military establishment managed to carve out two political parties -- Istekham-i-Pakistan Party and PTI Parliamentarians -- of the PTI as dozens of its leaders joined the new parties.&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>(This story is published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)</strong></em></p>

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