Attorney General Mansoor Awan presented details of May 9 protests in the Supreme Court on Wednesday during a hearing of the military courts case.

A six-member bench of the Supreme Court resumed hearing of the military courts case for the second straight day on Wednesday.

The proceedings began with the AG presenting facts about the May 9 protests including photos of the Corps Commander House in Lahore.

He added that protests had broken out at 62 different places in Punjab between 3pm and 7pm on May 9, soon after Imran Khan’s arrest.

He added that 52 people had been injured in the protests while civil infrastructure suffered damage worth Rs2.5 billion. He also said that army installations had received damage worth Rs1.5 billion.

The AG said that an aircraft used by MM Alam was also destroyed by the protestors. Also among the targets were the army museum in Rawalpindi, the General Headquarters and Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology.

Mansoor Awan also emphasised that military installations across the country were attacked simultaneously. He also added that one attacker had even worn the Corps Commander Lahore’s uniform.

The AG said that the country is already beign targeted by terrorist attacks, and May 9 had also led to all main cities of Pakistan facing attacks.

However, when he added that some protestors had also been charged with section 302, Justice Mazahar Naqvi asked him if any army officials had been killon May 9.

When the AG repled in the negative, Justice Naqvi asked him how section 302 had been applied.

The chief justice also asked him about the punishments under section 7 of the Army Act. The AG replied that the maximum sentence was teo-years imprisonment.

The chief justice remarked that this meant civil courts carried a longer sentence.

Justice Bandial also remarked that he did not remember military installations being attacked in the same way before. He also said that people who were arrested were prepared to go to trial provided it was fair.