Ministry examining request to remove two prosecutors hired by PTI govt.

ISLAMABAD -- The Ministry of Interior is examining a request from the advocate general Islamabad to remove two prosecutors appointed by the previous PTI government who allegedly facilitated the acquittal of President Arif Alvi, former prime minister Imran Khan along with a number of ex-ministers in the Parliament House attack case by making conceding statements before an anti-terrorism court (ATC).

Advocate General Islamabad Barrister Jahangir Khan Jadoon on June 6 wrote a letter to the secretary interior for removal of prosecutors Mian Aamir Sultan Goraya and Fakhra Aamir Sultan who were appointed to prosecute the accused persons nominated in three first information reports (FIRs) registered over the Parliament House and PTV attacks during the 2014 sit-in of the PTI in the federal capital.

The ATC Islamabad on March 15, 2022, acquitted President Alvi, the then prime minister, ministers Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Asad Umar, Shafqat Mehmood, Pervaiz Khattak and PTI leaders Saifullah Khan Niazi.

Moreover, estranged party leaders Jahangir Khan Tareen, Abdul Aleem Khan and others were also acquitted because the prosecution had conceded before the ATC on March 3 that the FIRs were politically motivated.

Letter from advocate general prosecutors allegedly facilitated acquittal of President Alvi, ex-PM and others in Parliament House attack case

The letter sent by the advocate general Islamabad to the secretary interior (copy of which is available with Dawn) stated: 'In this case Mian Aamir Sultan Goraya and Ms Fakhra Aamir Sultan appeared before the court on behalf of the State as prosecutors where they conceded before the court of learned judge without the consent of this office and did not argue the cases on merit.'

'Furthermore, they did not intimate to this office and got acquitted all the accused. They also did not apply for the attested copies of the order dated March 15, 2022, till date and intentionally delay the filing of appeal before the Honorable Islamabad High Court.'

The advocate general asked the secretary interior 'in...