Shahbaz Gill to be indicted in sedition case on March 22.

ISLAMABAD -- A district and sessions court in Islamabad rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former SAPM Shahbaz Gill's plea to defer his indictment and fixed March 22 as a new date to frame charges against PTI leader in sedition case, media reported.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra heard the case while prosecutor Raja Rizwan Abbasi and Shahbaz Gill's lawyer Shahryar Tariq appeared before the district and sessions court.

During the hearing, PTI leader Shehbaz Gill pleaded with the court to defer his indictment until Arshad Sharif murder case verdict.

The court dismissed his appeal and directed...

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