Islamabad, June 20: A court in Islamabad on Monday granted interim bail to senior PTI leaders in the case of vandalism that took place during the party’s Azadi March to Islamabad on May 25, Geo News reported.
Police had filed FIRs against 11 PTI leaders in a case pertaining to violence at the Kohsar police station in which the court had reserved its verdict.
A decision on case no 425 of the same station has been postponed. The PTI leaders granted pre-arrest bail include former planning minister Asad Umar, ex-deputy speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri, Senator Faisal Javed, former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed, ex-defence minister Pervez Khatak, PTI Vice-President Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Shehryar Afridi, Ali Mohammad Khan, Sheraz Basharat, Raja Khurram Nawaz and Murad Saeed, among others.
During the hearing, the judge inquired about the investigation on the cases registered under Tarnol, Golra and I-9 police stations and directed all the stakeholders to become a part of the investigation.
Qasim Khan Suri, Shehryar Afridi, Ali Mohammad Khan, Asad Umar, Faisal Javed appeared in court on Monday. Last week, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) granted interim bail till June 28 to more than a dozen PTI leaders for vandalism. (UNI)
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