LAHORE, Dec 12 (APP): An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday sent lawyers, involved in two cases registered in connection with the Punjab Institute of cardiology (PIC) rampage, to jail on Judicial remand. Shadman police produced 32 lawyers, including Adnan Bhatti, Basharat Abbas and Sajjad Rasheed before ATC Judge Abdul Qayyum Khan at the outset of the proceedings. The investigation officer stated that the accused had been arrested in connection with FIR 671/2019 registered under 436, 353, 324, 148, 290, 291 of the PPC and section 7 of Anti-Terrorism Act. He pleaded with the court for 14-day judicial remand of the accused for identification parade. However, the defence counsel argued that photographs of all the accused had been taken at the time of occurrence and their custody. He also requested medical examination of the accused while claiming that they had been tortured. Subsequently, the court accepted the investigation officer’s request and granted six-day judicial remand for identification parade and directed to get hold of the identification period within the period. The court directed for producing the accused on December 18 while directing for their medical examination. Meanwhile, the court turned down request for physical remand of four lawyers involved in the … Continue reading ATC sends lawyers on judicial remand in PIC rampage case