LAHORE – Former Inspector General of Punjab police, Mushtaq Sukhera has been indicted by an anti-terrorism court in Lahore in Model Town case.
Sukhera, who pleaded not guilty, appeared before the court on Tuesday where he was indicted.
The ATC summoned the witnesses to record their statements and put off the hearing till Wednesday.
In addition to Sukhera, 113 people were also indicted earlier this year.
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At least 14 people were killed and 100 others were injured when police clashed with workers of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) at Model Town in Lahore on June 17, 2014.
The Punjab government, at the behest of the Lahore High Court, had made the report of the Model Town incident public on December 5, 2017.
An inquiry report, prepared by Justice Baqir Najfi commission, had accused police of covering up facts regarding who gave orders to open fire on protesters.
The commission, in its report, also stated that on the ground, the standoff continued the whole night, resulting in minor injuries to police constables as well as PAT workers.
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Last week, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri had appeared before a Supreme Court bench as it took up the Model Town case.
The three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, was hearing a petition filed by Bisma, one of the affectees of the Model Town incident, at the apex court’s Lahore registry.
The PAT chief had pleaded the bench to constitute a new joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the Model Town incident afresh.
