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ATC Sentences Islamabad DIG to Prison for Contempt Over Delayed PTI Protest Investigation
An Anti-Terrorism Court in Islamabad has sentenced DIG Muhammad Jawad Tariq to one month in prison and imposed a Rs100,000 fine for failing to submit the investigation report in a 2024 PTI protest case. ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra passed the order following prolonged delays by the police and the senior officer's failure to comply with direct court summons.
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by News Desk
2026-06-23
ATC Sentences Islamabad DIG to Prison for Contempt Over Delayed PTI Protest Investigation

Detailed Report

  • The Judicial Verdict: In an unprecedented move of institutional accountability, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, sentenced Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Islamabad Police, Muhammad Jawad Tariq, to one month in prison. ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra handed down the short-term jail sentence and imposed a punitive fine of Rs100,000 against the senior law enforcement officer for persistent non-compliance with judicial mandates.

  • The Ground for Contempt: The severe punitive action stems from the Islamabad Police's chronic failure to submit the mandatory challan (official charge sheet/investigation report) in a high-profile political case. The background track dates back to a large-scale Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political demonstration staged on October 4, 2024, which led to multiple criminal cases being registered against top PTI leadership and participants at Islamabad's Margalla Police Station. Judge Sipra expressed intense dissatisfaction that despite a series of formal court warnings and statutory notices over the last year and a half, the police apparatus routinely ignored lines of inquiry. Furthermore, DIG Tariq failed to appear in person before the bench on Tuesday despite a direct judicial summons, compounding the contempt charges.
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