ECP disqualifies PTI Senator Murad Saeed

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has disqualified PTI senior leader Murad Saeed from Senate seat on Thursday, reported 24NewsHD TV Channel. 

According to a notification issued by Election Commission, Murad Saeed was convicted by anti-terrorism court therefore Senate seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been declared vacant. 

It is pertinent to mention that an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi had handed down 10-year prison sentences to 47 proclaimed offenders, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Murad Saeed in May 9 GHQ attack case. ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah issued the verdict as he also imposed fines of Rs 500,000 on each convict and ordered the confiscation of their properties.

Those sentenced include prominent figures such as Omar Ayub, Zartaj Gul, Murad Saeed, Shibli Faraz, Hammad Azhar, Kanwal Shauzab, and Rashid Shafiq. Other convicts include Shahbaz Gill, Zulfi Bukhari, Muhammad Ahmad Chatha, Rai Hassan Nawaz, and Rai Muhammad Murtaza.

Additional convicts given jail terms and fines include Shaukat Ali Bhatti, Usman Saeed Basra, and Ijaz Khan Jazi.

In its verdict, the court stated that the convicted individuals were found involved in attacks on the GHQ gate, Hamza Camp, and the Army Museum. The JIT report had identified the suspects as the main accused involved in planning violent protests.

According to the verdict, the suspects are accused of arson, vandalism, attacking police, and damaging government property on May 9. Charges were framed against 118 accused, including PTI founder Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in December 2024.