ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Islamabad Tuesday discharged Farrukh Habib from the judicial complex vandalism case. According to the details, ATC judge Abul Hasanat Muhammad Zulqarnain heard the judicial complex vandalism case against Farrukh Habib—who left Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and joined Istehkam-e- Pakistan Party (IPP). The investigating officer told the court that they do not want the arrest of Farrukh Habib. He also had withdrawn the pre-arrest bail application. The court discharged Farrukh Habib from the case in the light of the investigation officer’s statement.
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Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali is ‘Online Web Editor of Khyber News. He is a journalist by profession and working in field for the last ten years. Previously he worked for national media organizations including ‘The Nation’ Daily Pakistan Today, Khyber News. He also worked in media development sector. He can be reached at sajjad.sovereign@gmail.com
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