Pakistan President Arif Alvi seemed earlier than an anti-terrorism courtroom in Islamabad on Friday in reference to a case associated with an assault on a tv community and Parliament through contributors of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf celebration in 2014.

The assault at the Pakistan Tv (PTV) and Parliament Space happened on August 31, 2014, all the way through a sit-in protest through the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf celebration. The protesters had in brief taken over the keep an eye on of PTV however had been got rid of from there through the military.

The ones booked through the police below Anti-Terrorism Act for inciting violence incorporated PTI leader and Pakistan High Minister Imran Khan and the celebration’s senior leaders like Mr. Alvi, Asad Umar, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Shafqat Mehmood and Raja Khurram Nawaz.

Joined through his suggest Babar Awan, Mr. Alvi seemed earlier than the ATC pass judgement on Muhammad Ali Warraich in Islamabad and filed an utility to say no availing presidential immunity below Article 248 of the Charter.

“I make a selection to withdraw it (immunity) as I consider there must be no distinction between any person,” he informed the courtroom, including that he additionally sought after to keep away from the tag that he didn’t seem earlier than the courtroom.

In his interplay with the pass judgement on, Mr. Alvi requested for fast dispensation of justice and mentioned that his father had filed a case in 1977 which was once nonetheless pending.

The case lingered for years earlier than the courtroom finished the listening to and reserved its judgment final month, which might be introduced on March 9.

Mr. Alvi mentioned he sought after to make his level earlier than the announcement of the judgment.

After showing earlier than the courtroom, he informed the media that he got here to hunt justice like another Pakistani.

“I seemed earlier than the courtroom lately as a commonplace citizen and no longer because the President of Pakistan,” he mentioned.