ISLAMABAD: The gunman responsible for the Islamabad stand-off, Malik Sikander- was indicted by an anti-terrorism court here yesterday.
During proceedings, Sikander along with his wife Kanwal and weapons supplier Akhtar were indicted.
All three accused denied the charges levelled against them.
On August 15, Sikander armed with rifles drove to Jinnah Avenue minutes away for the country’s parliament and fired on the police starting a standoff.
Sikander was accompanied by his wife and two children.
Sikander was arrested six hours later after the intervention of PPP leader Zamrud Khan.
The gunman was injured after receiving bullet wounds from security personnel.
Malik Sikander, armed with at least two assault rifles, an AK-47 and a latest sub machine gun (SMG), started shooting at Jinnah Avenue.
The armed standoff, finally came to a heroic end after an unarmed Pakistan Peoples Party leader, Zamarud Khan risking his life attacked the armed man leading to his arrest.
Islamabad has attracted people from all over Pakistan, making it one of the most cosmopolitan and urbanized cities of Pakistan.
Islamabad is known as a clean, calm and green city.
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