An anti-terrorism court in Wazirabad has acquitted the two brothers, Ahsan Nazir and Mudassir Nazir, who were arrested in connection with the attack case on the founder and chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, in a counterterrorism court.

On November 3, 2022, a deadly attack took place during Imran Khan’s Long March at Allah Wala Chowk in Wazirabad, resulting in the death of a PTI worker and injuries to 13 individuals, including Imran Khan.

Following an investigation, the police had arrested the prime suspect, Naveed Ahmed, and had also apprehended the two brothers, Ahsan Nazir and Mudassir Nazir, hailing from the Sohdra area of Wazirabad, accusing them of plotting the attack on Imran Khan while sitting at a famous fish point in Wazirabad.

The special counterterrorism court in Islamabad conducted the hearing of the case related to the attack on former Prime Minister Imran Khan. However, today the court acquitted both the suspects.

The court stated that the allegations against Ahsan Nazir and Mudassir Nazir have not been proven.

According to the court, the accusation of planning the incident at the local fish point is baseless. The owner and chief chef of the fish point had also provided a sworn statement regarding the closure of the shop on that particular day.

One of the witnesses in the case, Qamar Zaman, also testified under oath that his statement was recorded without being questioned, and he did not even visit the fish point on the day of the attack.