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An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi deferred its verdict in a November 2024 protest case involving Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, and nine other accused after the judge went on leave. The new announcement date is set for October 1. Aleema's lawyer, Faisal Malik, expressed concerns that his client’s defense arguments had not been heard by the court before the verdict was reserved, calling the decision unlawful.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
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Story summary
In Rawalpindi on Friday, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) postponed announcing its verdict in a protest-related case from September 25, after judge Amjad Ali Shah went on leave. The new announcement date is set for October 1, 2024. Among the ten accused is Aleema Khan, sister of PTI leader Imran Khan. Lawyer Faisal Malik, representing Aleema, questioned the court's decision to reserve the verdict without hearing defense arguments and stressed that Aleema’s counsel had not been given a chance to present their case.
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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday deferred the announcement of its verdict in the November 2024 protest case involving 10 accused, including Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, after the judge went on leave.
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judge → defer → leave
The court, which had fixed September 25 for announcing the verdict, informed the lawyers representing the accused about the postponement.
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which → fix → postponement
Judge Amjad Ali Shah had reserved the verdict on September 22.
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Shah → reserve → September
Following the postponement, the court has set October 1 as the new date for its announcement.
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court → follow → announcement
Meanwhile, lawyer Faisal Malik, representing Aleema, expressed reservations about the court’s decision to reserve the verdict.
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Malik → represent → verdict
He argued that the court had not heard the defence’s arguments in the case.
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court → argue → case
Speaking to the media outside the Rawalpindi ATC, Malik said he had arrived at the court at 8am during the previous hearing and requested an exemption from personal appearance for his client.
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he → speak → client
“The court cannot deliver a verdict without hearing the arguments of Aleema Khan’s counsel,” he said, adding that he had no objection to the prosecution presenting its arguments.
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prosecution → deliver → arguments
“No arguments have been heard on behalf of Aleema Khan in this case,” Malik said.
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Malik → hear → case
He argued that the reserved verdict was unlawful because the accused’s counsel had not been allowed to present arguments.
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counsel → argue → arguments
“Let us be heard before the verdict is delivered.
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verdict → let → ?
There is no evidence against Aleema Khan in this case,” he claimed.
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he → be → case
Malik added that he had been present in court and respected the judicial process.
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he → add → process
He, however, expressed confidence that the court would ensure justice.
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court → express → justice
The case came to be known as the November 26 protest case.
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case → come → case
The protest saw more than 10,000 PTI supporters enter Islamabad in 2024, defying a ban on public gatherings and a lockdown, and clash with around 20,000 security personnel deployed to prevent them from advancing.
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supporters → see → them
A day of clashes between security forces and protesters in the city’s Red Zone ended with the PTI leadership retreating, after which the party announced that it was calling off its planned protest sit-in “for the time being”.
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it → end → time
Subsequently, cases were registered against several PTI leaders under various sections of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
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cases → register → Act
Two of the cases were registered at Taxila police station and one each at Sadiqabad and Naseerabad police stations.
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Two → register → stations
Aleema, along with 10 others, was booked in the case registered at Sadiqabad police station.
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Aleema → book → station
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