ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court on Thursday acquitted jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in two cases related to the May 9 violence, citing "insufficient evidence" against him.
Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party founder Khan had damaged public property, including sensitive military installations, last year following his arrest in an alleged corruption case.
The petition challenging two cases registered against the founder at the Shahzad Town Police Station was approved by Judicial Magistrate Omar Shabbir of the District and Sessions Court of Islamabad.
Acquitting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (party) founder Khan, 71, the court said in its verdict, "Due to insufficient evidence presented by the prosecution, the founder has been acquitted."
On 15 May, Khan was acquitted in two cases related to the 9 May brutality.
Their acquittal orders were issued by Judicial Magistrate Sahib Bilal, who allowed the former prime minister's petition challenging the cases. Both the cases against Khan were registered at Khanna Police Station in Islamabad.
Cases were registered against the founder for violating Section 144 on the long march.
Khan, lodged in the high-security Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, and several others, including some leaders, are facing various charges in cases related to the violence that followed their arrest on May 9.
Following Khan's arrest, hundreds and thousands of his followers and partisan activists vandalized a dozen military establishments, including Jinnah House (Lahore Corps Commander's House), Mianwali Airbase and the ISI building in Faisalabad. Army Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi was also attacked by the mob for the first time.
Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party founder Khan had damaged public property, including sensitive military installations, last year following his arrest in an alleged corruption case.
The petition challenging two cases registered against the founder at the Shahzad Town Police Station was approved by Judicial Magistrate Omar Shabbir of the District and Sessions Court of Islamabad.
Acquitting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (party) founder Khan, 71, the court said in its verdict, "Due to insufficient evidence presented by the prosecution, the founder has been acquitted."
On 15 May, Khan was acquitted in two cases related to the 9 May brutality.
Their acquittal orders were issued by Judicial Magistrate Sahib Bilal, who allowed the former prime minister's petition challenging the cases. Both the cases against Khan were registered at Khanna Police Station in Islamabad.
Cases were registered against the founder for violating Section 144 on the long march.
Khan, lodged in the high-security Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, and several others, including some leaders, are facing various charges in cases related to the violence that followed their arrest on May 9.
Following Khan's arrest, hundreds and thousands of his followers and partisan activists vandalized a dozen military establishments, including Jinnah House (Lahore Corps Commander's House), Mianwali Airbase and the ISI building in Faisalabad. Army Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi was also attacked by the mob for the first time.