Overview
- Butt was punched and kicked by a group of lawyers inside the Karachi City Courts, leaving him with a bloodied mouth and a torn shirt before he was taken for medical checks.
- An additional district and sessions court extended his interim bail to January 13 in proceedings tied to allegations of insulting religious beliefs under PECA and Section 295-A.
- Butt’s counsel filed an FIR at the City Court Police Station naming Advocates Riaz Ali Solangi and Abdul Fatah, alleging threats to kill and the snatching of a bag said to have contained Rs300,000 that was returned without the cash.
- Police said they have opened an inquiry, are reviewing CCTV from the court premises, and will proceed against those responsible, as Sindh’s interior minister publicly condemned the attack after speaking with the chief justice.
- Lawyers involved said the assault followed Butt’s alleged derogatory remarks about them in a vlog, while the influencer’s recent return from the UK under transit bail continues to frame the high-profile case.