Askari Tower case: PTI's ex-MPA, others sent to jail for identification parade.

LAHORE -- An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) ex-MPA Mian Akram Usman and 32 party workers to jail on 7-day judicial remand in a case registered on the charges of terrorism, attacking police and setting the Askari Tower in Gulberg on fire.

Earlier, the police produced the ex-MPA Mian Akram Usman, his brother, Haroon Akbar, and others before ATC Judge Abher Gul Khan, amid strict security.

The investigation officer submitted that the accused were involved in vandalism and setting Askari Tower on fire. He pleaded with the court...

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