The court ordered Yousufzai be arrested and presented to the court in light of his repeated absences. “We will face the previous government’s fake cases head on and not run away,” the provincial minister said to media outside the courtroom. President Alvi, PM Imran seek acquittal in Parliament attack caseNon-bailable arrest warrants were also issued for 26 other Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) workers. The court accepted exemption pleas for Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, senior PTI leader Jehangir Tareen, Finance Minister Asad Umar, and Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood. The court could not hear arguments on the acquittal pleas of President Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan, and Jehangir Tareen.

Source: The Express Tribune February 12, 2019 08:26 UTC