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ATC Issues Eighth Non-Bailable Warrant for Aleema Khan as Banks Freeze 12 Accounts

The Rawalpindi court escalated enforcement with financial blocks and asset inquiries to compel her appearance after repeated absences stalled the case.

Overview

  • The Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi issued an eighth non-bailable arrest warrant in the Sadiqabad protest case after Aleema Khan again failed to appear.
  • A report to the court confirmed 12 of her bank accounts are frozen, including at Bank Alfalah and MCB, with roughly PKR 1.24 crore in one MCB account.
  • Arrest warrants were issued for the UBL head office manager in Karachi and Habib Metro Bank manager Syed Mansoor Hussain for not submitting required reports.
  • Soneri Bank and Bank of Punjab received contempt notices, and the court ordered the CDA chairman, Islamabad Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa, and SECP chair Akif Saeed to provide property and company records, with property seizure signaled as a next step.
  • Witness statements could not be recorded due to her absence; the hearing was adjourned to November 10 following earlier orders to block her CNIC and passport and to freeze accounts.