Court discharges Amjad Shoaib from FIR.

ISLAMABAD -- A lower court of Islamabad on Thursday ordered to discharge Lt. Gen (retd) Amjad Shoaib from FIR pertaining to inciting the public against government institutions.

Additional Session Judge Tahir Sapra announced the verdict which was earlier reserved after hearing arguments from both sides.

At the outset of hearing, defence lawyer Mian Ashfaq requested the court to discharge his client from the case. He also gave references of various judgments of the courts in similar matters.

However, the public prosecutor opposed the request of defence to discharge Mr. Shoaib from the...