Overview

• The Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court dismissed PTI’s request for Imran Khan’s physical production and upheld a Punjab order mandating video-link appearances.
• Defence lawyers announced a boycott of the GHQ attack trial and said they will challenge the videolink notification in the High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench.
• Imran Khan briefly appeared by videolink, endorsed his lawyers’ boycott plan, and the connection was then cut, according to the court reporting.
• Two prosecution sub-inspectors testified and submitted 13 USB drives, saying they had downloaded 40 videos linked to May 9 and CCTV clips from key Rawalpindi routes.
• The court summoned 10 more witnesses from agencies including FIA, PEMRA, the Press Information Department, Internal Security and the Interior Ministry, and adjourned to September 23.