Overview

• ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sapra ordered police to arrest and present Asad Qaiser in the Counter Terrorism Department–registered case tied to unrest at the Federal Judicial Complex.
• The court accepted non-appearance requests for Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Asad Umar and Shibli Faraz and set the next Islamabad hearing for October 6.
• The Islamabad bench noted it is still awaiting a Law Ministry response on a letter regarding Imran Khan’s jail-trial arrangements.
• In Rawalpindi, ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah dismissed Imran Khan’s petitions seeking CCTV footage of a prior hearing and a halt to proceedings in the May 9 GHQ case, with witness recording to continue and the matter adjourned to September 27.
• Defence lawyers objected to prisoner appearances via WhatsApp or video link as unfair, while prosecutors accused them of boycotts and delay tactics, and a separate plea challenged the use of ATA Section 7 in a Sangjani FIR.