Azadi March: PTI leaders, including Imran, acquitted

ISLAMABAD: Judicial Magistrate Malik Muhammad Imran on Thursday acquitted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Shah Mahmood Qureshi in a case related to the Azadi March.

The verdict also cleared Sadaqat Abbasi and Ali Nawaz Awan of all charges. The case, originally registered in 2022 at Islamabad’s I-9 police station, had accused the PTI leaders of violating Section 144 and involvement in acts of vandalism.

In a related decision, the court acquitted PTI leader Shehryar Khan Afridi and other party workers who were charged with arson and vandalism during the events of May 9. The ruling marks a significant turn in legal proceedings against PTI members.