Civilian convicted of offences against state cannot claim fundamental rights, govt says in report to LHC

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) that a civilian who commits an offence against the state and is convicted cannot claim the protection of fundamental rights. The response came as the government sought the dismissal of a petition filed by Barrister Hassaan Khan Niazi, nephew of PTI founder Imran Khan, challenging his handover to the army and subsequent trial in a case related to the May 9 riots. In a report submitted after almost a year on behalf of the provincial government through the home secretary and the inspector general of police, the deputy…