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ATC dismisses case against Nawaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD: An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday dismissed a case against former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif pertaining to attempted murder during the sit-in of 2014.

ATC Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan announced the verdict after listening arguments from both sides at large.

The secretariat police had registered a first information report (FIR) against Nawaz Sharif, former chief minister Shahbaz Sharif, ex-interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and ICT administration.

The police had previously submitted a discharge report to the court pertaining to the matter after this the court dismissed the case.

The FIR had named the above people for attempting to kill the three protesters during the sit-in of 2014.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.