RAWALPINDI: Police have obtained arrest warrants for PTI leader Murad Saeed in four cases related to May 9 violence registered with the Cantonment and Taxila police.

The police have also obtained arrest warrants for former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in a case registered with the police under terrorism and other charges related to May 9 violence.

According to sources, former federal minister and PTI leader Murad Saeed has been bool(ed in a case registered with the Morgah and Civil Lines police on terrorism, abetting waging of war against Pakistan, criminal conspiracy and other charges.

Former Punjab chief minister Pervaiz Elahi has been in a case registered with the Cantonment police and another case registered with the R.A Bazaar under terrorism charges related to May 9 violence.

Published in Dawn, March 19th, 2024

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