Court Issues Arrest Warrants for Sohail Afridi, Four Others in Radio Pakistan Attack Case

PESHAWAR: An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar has issued arrest warrants for five nominated accused in the case concerning the May 9 attack on Radio Pakistan.

The case was taken up for a fresh hearing at the Anti-Terrorism Court, where Judge Wali Muhammad presided over the proceedings. During the hearing, the public prosecutor submitted the police challan to the court.

The court issued arrest warrants for former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi, Kamran Bangash, Taimur Saleem Jhagra, Irfan Saleem and Aamir Chamkani.

The case relates to the attack on Radio Pakistan’s premises in Peshawar on May 9.