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ISLAMABAD, Feb 04 (APP): An Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday took notice of delay in submission of the charge sheet in a case linked to the November 26 protest and issued a show-cause notice to the investigating officer.
The court made it clear that the case cannot proceed without completion of the challan.
The hearing was held at the Anti-Terrorism Court Islamabad, where Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra presided over the matter involving Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister’s aide Sohail Afridi, Junaid Akbar, and others.
During the proceedings, the court expressed displeasure over the failure to submit the charge sheet despite the passage of time. Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra issued a show-cause notice to the investigating officer and directed him to explain why the challan had not been completed so far.
The judge stated that the court required the charge sheet to move forward with the case. He further remarked that the issue between the police and the accused was not the court’s concern, stressing that submission of the challan was mandatory.
The judge added that the police were free to act according to law, but the court needed the case record without further delay.
A case against Sohail Afridi and others was registered at Margalla Police Station in connection with the November 26 protest. Further proceedings will depend on the response of the investigating officer and submission of the challan.