ISLAMABAD: A Session Court on Monday granted interim bail till June 20 to PTI leaders – Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Asad Umar and Sh Rashid and 38 others in cases registered during long march to Islamabad.
The cases were registered on charges vandalism against by PTI leaders during the long march to Islamabad on May 25.
The Session Court judge questioned the prosecutor that if investigations into the case are completed? the Prosecutor Wajid Munir replied that it is still in process.
PTI lawyer Babar Awan said that the party leaders went to the jail but they were sent back as the officer was not there. While he requested the court to let the process be completed and the party will not let the court down and all suspects will appear before the court.
The judge directed every suspect must mark their attendance in the court and ordered the prosecutor to engage every suspect in the investigation.
PTI leader Shereen Mazari said that they have appeared for investigation and now her lawyers will give arguments regarding the case.
Replying to Mazari, the judge said that arguments can be done on Tuesday. While Mazari requested the judge to give her exemption to attend the hearing.
Earlier, the anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore had issued non-bailable arrest warrants for the former ruling party’s leaders on the request of Shahdara police under charges of damaging public property, torturing police officials, and creating chaos during the party’s long march to Islamabad on May 25.
