May 9 riots: Imran’s sisters record statement before JIT

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's sisters, Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan, have submitted their statements before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in four cases related to the May 9 vandalism, Express News reported. Insiders familiar with their appearance before the investigators today revealed that both of them disassociated themselves from the incidents of vandalism on May 9. They revealed that Uzma Khan acknowledged her participation in the demonstrations outside Jinnah House (the corps commander house in Lahore); however, she distanced herself from the destruction and chaos that ensued within the premises. Aleema Khan also distanced herself from the events of May 9 in which damages were inflicted upon government and military properties. Read more: ATC grants interim bail to Uzma, Aleema Khan In her statement, Aleema Khan stated that she was present at Lahore’s Zaman Park, Imran Khan’s residence, at the time of attack at Jinnah House. The JIT team had summoned both the sisters to record their statements. Earlier this month, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) had granted interim bail till August 8 to Uzma Khan and Aleema Khan in the four cases. The court ordered both sisters to submit surety bonds of Rs100,000 each for availing the relief, besides asking them to join the investigations. Uzma Khan and Aleema Khan had approached the court for bail after issuance of their arrest warrants in cases of attacking Jinnah House and setting ablaze a container at Kalma Chowk and PML-N office in Model Town, during May 9 vandalism.

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