xt-align: justify;">ISLAMABAD, Oct 03 (APP): An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday maintained the non-bailable arrest warrants of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and former Punjab Assembly deputy speaker Wasiq Qayyum Abbasi in a terrorism case registered by the Islamabad Police.
xt-align: justify;">ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sapra heard the case against the accused. The court maintained the non-bailable arrest warrants of the accused over again skipping the appearance before it.
xt-align: justify;">During the hearing, the lawyer presented the request of former provincial minister Rashid Hafeez seeking exemption from attendance, which was approved by the court.
xt-align: justify;">The case was then adjourned till October 21.
xt-align: justify;">It may be mentioned that the court had already initiated procedure to declare former member of the provincial assembly Umar Tanveer Butt an absconder in the case.
xt-align: justify;">The case has been registered by I-9 Police Station, Islamabad.