Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:36:22 +0500 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:36:22 +0500 60 May 9 JIT arrives in Peshawar to arrest PTI’s Mian Aslam Iqbal https://english.aaj.tv/news/30351933/may-9-jit-arrives-in-peshawar-to-arrest-ptis-mian-aslam-iqbal <p><strong>The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/trends/may-9-riots">May 9 riots</a> arrived in Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday to arrest PTI leader Mian Aslam Iqbal.</strong></p> <p>DIG Investigation Lahore Imran Kishwar led the team to arrest Iqbal who has been nominated by the <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/trends/pakistan-tehreek-e-insaf">PTI</a> for the seat of chief minister of Punjab.</p> <p>The JIT team along with a huge contingency of police arrived outside the Speaker House in Peshawar where Iqbal was allegedly staying to evade arrest.</p> <p>It is pertinent to mention that the Peshawar High Court earlier today granted the PTI leader transit bail in several charges brought against him pertaining to the May 9 riots.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30351127" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>Iqbal was among the several PTI leaders who were declared absconders in the May 9 case. An anti-terrorism court in Lahore had labeled 11 PTI candidates, including Mian Aslam Iqbal, as absconders on May 9, 2023.</p> The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing May 9 riots arrived in Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday to arrest PTI leader Mian Aslam Iqbal.

DIG Investigation Lahore Imran Kishwar led the team to arrest Iqbal who has been nominated by the PTI for the seat of chief minister of Punjab.

The JIT team along with a huge contingency of police arrived outside the Speaker House in Peshawar where Iqbal was allegedly staying to evade arrest.

It is pertinent to mention that the Peshawar High Court earlier today granted the PTI leader transit bail in several charges brought against him pertaining to the May 9 riots.

Iqbal was among the several PTI leaders who were declared absconders in the May 9 case. An anti-terrorism court in Lahore had labeled 11 PTI candidates, including Mian Aslam Iqbal, as absconders on May 9, 2023.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30351933 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:34:25 +0500 none@none.com (Kamran Ali) PTI leader Mian Aslam Iqbal