Asad Qaiser, Saifullah Niazi, Sheikh Rashid and others have also been acquitted in case

The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), predominantly comprising traders across the state, had been advocating for several demands including fair electricity pricing aligned with hydropower generation costs, subsidized wheat flour, and an end to elite privileges.

Regarding PM Shahbaz Sharif's call for reconciliation, Fawad Chaudhary criticizes it as hypocritical unless accompanied by the release of imprisoned workers.

The former close aide of the PTI chairman alleges that the former prime minister used human shields to evade arrest and personally ordered attacks on sensitive installations.