Former Punjab Governor and National Assembly member, Mian Azhar, has passed away after a prolonged illness. He was the father of Hammad Azhar, a leader in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and former federal minister. Mian Azhar had been suffering from health issues for quite some time and was receiving treatment at a private hospital in Lahore.
Rana Sanaullah, the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior, expressed his condolences following Mian Azhar’s death, noting that he was a close associate of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Mian Azhar served as the Governor of Punjab and was a member of the National Assembly before eventually joining the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
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The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore on Tuesday acquitted the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf senior vice president, Shah Mehmood Quraishi, in the May 9 riots cases, while Yasmin Rashid, Ijaz Chaudhry and Mehmood ur Rashid were sentenced to 10 years in jail.
According to a news report aired on ARY NEWS on Tuesday night, the Lahore ATC has acquitted the PTI leader Shah Mehmood Quraishi and awarded 10 years imprisonment to Ijaz Chaudhry, Mehmood Ur Rashid and Yasim Rashid, Umar Sarfaraz, in the May 9 riots case of Sherpaw bridge.
The court also acquitted five other PTI leaders in the case, while sentencing Ali Hassan, Afzal Azeem, Khalid Qayum, and Riaz Hussain.
