RAWALPINDI: A case has been registered at Saddar Bairooni Police Station, Rawalpindi, against senior PTI leaders and workers for allegedly assaulting journalist Tayyab Baloch outside Adiala Jail.
According to police, Baloch submitted a complaint stating he was attacked by PTI workers outside the prison. Acting on his report, police booked several PTI figures and initiated legal proceedings.
The FIR names Aleema Khan (sister of PTI founder), party lawyer Naeem Panjotha, and Intisar Satti among the accused, along with 40 unidentified PTI workers allegedly involved in the assault.
Legal sections invoked in the FIR:
Section 506: Criminal intimidation
Section 147: Rioting
Section 149: Unlawful assembly
Section 382: Theft after preparation for causing hurt
Section 427: Mischief causing damage