Captain Safdar acquitted of sedition, MPO violation charges
Pakistan
Captain Safdar acquitted of sedition, MPO violation charges
LAHORE (Dunya News) – A district court on Thursday acquitted Captain (r) Muhammad Safdar, the son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, in two cases involving charges of sedition, criminal intimidation and violation of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).
Judicial Magistrate Bilal Muneer Warraich pronounced the judgment which had been reserved on the previous hearing.
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Advocates Farhad Ali Shah and Haroon Bhutta appeared before the court on behalf of their client Captain (r) Safdar.
Two FIRs had been registered with the Islampura police station against Safdar under different charges, including the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) and 124-A & 506 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
