Overview

• ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah ordered the non-bailable warrant after Aleema Khan failed to appear in court following the rejection of her exemption request.
• Police said she was headed to Adiala Jail for a Toshakhana-II hearing and that a team would move to serve the warrant there.
• The case before the Rawalpindi ATC stems from a Sadiqabad Police Station FIR alleging protest offences including chanting anti-government slogans, vandalism and stone-pelting.
• On September 18, the court granted Aleema Khan interim bail in the November 26 protest case with Rs50,000 surety and directions to attend hearings.
• Authorities are pursuing a broad slate of D-Chowk protest cases in Rawalpindi, with 29 FIRs on the books, bail granted to 1,383 accused, and a police constable reported dead from November 25 clashes.