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Courts Escalate Accountability as PTI Seeks Formal Role and FIA Widens Smart‑Meter Probe

A Rawalpindi judge ordered murder cases against CTD personnel after CCTV indicated an abduction preceding a staged killing.

Overview

  • A Rawalpindi court directed police to register murder cases against named CTD officers, citing footage the judge said showed the victim seized from his home before being killed in a fake encounter.
  • Islamabad’s District and Sessions Court declared former KP minister Ali Amin Gandapur a proclaimed offender in a 2016 liquor and weapons case, canceling surety bonds and issuing permanent arrest warrants.
  • The FIA reported progress in a roughly Rs6.5 billion smart‑meter investigation, seizing post‑April 7, 2025 tender records from LESCO, GEPCO, MEPCO and FESCO and questioning officials over alleged PEPRA violations and misuse of authority.
  • PTI leaders moved to meet National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to press for notification of Mahmood Khan Achakzai as opposition leader, as government figures signaled talks only with elected representatives.
  • Lahore High Court tightened entry checks and barred on‑duty security staff from using mobile phones, while Balochistan CTD announced the arrest of a suspect accused of moving weapons and promoting banned groups online.