Sedition case: Indictment deferred as Shahbaz Gill reaches court on oxygen support.

ISLAMABAD -- A district and sessions court of Islamabad on Friday deferred Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill's indictment in a sedition case against him for inciting mutiny within the army.

Additional Sessions Judge Tahir Abbas Supra heard the case. Prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi and Gill's lawyer Burhan attended the court hearing while Gill appeared before the court in an ambulance on oxygen support.

The PTI leader arrived in the court as the court had issued a bailable arrest warrant for the PTI leader, saying that Gill should ensure his appearance in today's hearing.

Gill's lawyer argued that they could not take him out of the ambulance as he had an oxygen mask on. The court remarked that it looked like the suspects were trying to buy time.

Gill's attorney said that the court had issued arrest warrants for a sick man. The court marked Gill's attendance while he remained in the ambulance.

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