An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Tuesday acquitted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in another May 9 violence case, while awarding 10-year prison sentences to senior party leaders Dr. Yasmin Rashid and Mehmoodur Rasheed.

The verdict was announced by Judge Manzar Ali Gul at Kot Lakhpat Jail in connection with a case related to the burning of a government vehicle near Jinnah House during the May 9 riots. Several prominent PTI leaders were sentenced under the ruling.

The court sentenced Dr. Yasmin Rashid, Ejaz Chaudhry, Mehmoodur Rasheed, and former Punjab governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema to 10 years in prison each, while party activist Khadija Shah was awarded a five-year jail term.

According to the judgment, the ATC completed the trial of 39 accused, convicting 18 of them and acquitting 21 others, including Rubina Jamil.

This is the second verdict in recent weeks, acquitting Shah Mahmood Qureshi in May 9-related cases.

Earlier, he was cleared in the Shershah Bridge arson case, while Dr. Yasmin Rashid and Mehmoodur Rasheed were also handed 10-year sentences.