RAWALPINDI, March 23: Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Imtiaz Ahmad has issued arrest warrants against three police officers for violating judicial orders. The arrest warrants were issued against two sub-inspectors —Yousaf and Muhammad Asghar— who had failed to appear before the court in a murder case, lodged against Muhammad Ilyas. Another arrest warrant was issued for sub-inspector Shujaat and the court directed him to appear in a drug case, against Ismail Butt.—Online

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