Islamabad’s District and Sessions Court has formally indicted former Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, in a case concerning the alleged misuse of a diplomatic passport.
Judicial Magistrate Ahmad Shehzad Gondal read out the charges during Friday’s hearing, where Ilyas appeared in court in compliance with judicial orders. The former premier pleaded not guilty.
The court has called prosecution witnesses to testify at the next hearing, scheduled for October 6.