Overview
- Officials said 55 pending cases from the May 9–10 protests will be withdrawn once cabinet meeting minutes are issued.
- Additional Advocate General Inam Yousafzai has been named special prosecutor, and a committee will examine the May 9 events.
- The Law Department recommended dropping the cases, and Chief Minister Sohail Afridi summoned the Advocate General to brief the cabinet.
- Advocate General Shah Faisal Utmankhel said 319 cases were originally registered, with most accused already acquitted or discharged; 29 with Anti‑Terrorism Act provisions remain pending and 23 have concluded with eight acquittals.
- A senior aide said prior withdrawals occurred under Ali Amin Gandapur and described the cases as politically motivated, while sources noted some PTI assembly members named in the cases had faced potential disqualification.