PTI leader Shahbaz Gill was brought to an Islamabad district and sessions court in an ambulance. He has been facing a number of cases since his controversial comments about the military establishment.
A video of Shahbaz Gill in the ambulance is making the rounds on social media and sparked concern for his health. The video shows Shahbaz Gill lying on a stretcher and apparently convulsing with an oxygen mask.
Dr. Shahbaz Gill is sick, he has difficulty in breathing. He was brought to Islamabad court by ambulance. May Allahﷻ bless him with immense health and shif'aa! So painful to see a lion like this! pic.twitter.com/XwD9W2kxvn
— Momina Abid (@Momina_Abidd) January 6, 2023
During the hearing today, a lawyer for Shahbaz Gill told the judge that his client was present outside the court in the ambulance and he could not be brought inside owing to being on the oxygen support. As a result, Additional Sessions Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra adjourned the indictment till Jan 20.
Shahbaz Gill sedition case
Last month, the PTI leader was admitted to Lahore’s Services Hospital owing to the shortness of breath. He was reportedly having difficulty breathing and coughing.
The PTI leader was arrested on August 9 last year on charges of sedition and inciting the public against the state institutions. He was later released on bail.
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According to the FIR, during a programme, Shahbaz Gill, while answering a question, had tried to create a divide between the officers below the rank of brigadier and above besides trying to affiliate the officers below the rank of brigadier with a political party.
The same day when Shahbaz Gill was arrested, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) had issued a show-cause notice to ARY News for airing comments from Gill, that it said were “highly hateful and seditious” remarks tantamount to “incite armed forces towards revolt”.
The notice went on to say that Gill was invited via a telephonic call for his comments and during his talk with the channel, Gill had alleged that the government was trying to provoke the lower and middle tier of the army against the PTI, saying the families of such “rank and file” support Imran Khan and his party “which is fuelling rage within the government”.
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