- Al-Qadir Trust case put off till Feb 15 due to unavailability of judge
RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi on Saturday granted bail to former premier Imran Khan in 12 cases about the May 9 riots while former foreign minister Shah Mehmood was granted bail in 13 cases.
ATC Judge Ijaz Asif heard the bail applications on Saturday while PTI counsel Shiraz Ahmad Ranjha appeared before the court.
During the proceedings, the judge turned down the prosecution’s request for more time in the cases.
The court said there was no justification to keep the PTI founder under arrest and all accused in May 9 cases are on bail.
Later, the court approved the bail of the PTI founder in 12 cases about May 9 vandalism and party vice-chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi in 13 cases.
Imran was also granted bail in the GHQ and Army Museum attack cases and the court ordered a surety bond of Rs0.1 million in all 12 cases.
Imran and Qureshi were indicted in the cases on February 6. The two were produced before the court, where the former prime minister informed the judge that he was illegally arrested on May 9 from the premises of the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
Imran was booked in multiple cases related to the violence on May 9, which erupted across the country following his arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
The cases registered in Rawalpindi included the attack on the gate of General Headquarters (GHQ), rioting in the office of a sensitive institution and others.
He had denied the allegations mentioned in the first information reports (FIRs) of the cases.
It may be noted that earlier, after his release from Adiala jail, PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi was whisked away by Punjab police from prison in connection with a case pertaining to the attack on the GHQ.
It is to be noted that Imran Khan has been in Adiala Jail after being convicted in cypher, Toshakhana and illegal marriages cases.
Meanwhile, An Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore on Saturday extended interim bail of Imran Khan’s sisters in a case linked to May 9 riots.
Both Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan appeared before the court in connections with May 9 incidents.
The court extended the interim bail of Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan, Zain Qureshi and others until February 22.
190 million pounds reference
The Accountability Court Islamabad on Saturday adjourned the hearing against PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in 190 million pounds reference, known as Al-Qadir Trust case, till Feb 15.
Accountability Court judge Muhammad Bashir was was set to hear the case in Adiala jail. But the case hearing was postponed due to unavailabilty of Judge Muhammad Bashir.
Judge Muhammad Bashir would hear the case against PTI founder and Bushra Bibi in 190 million pounds reference.
As per sources, there was a possibility of indictment against PTI founder and Bushra Bibi in 190 million pounds reference case in today’s hearing but it was postponed.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a reference in the accountability court against the PTI chairman pertaining to the 190 million pounds Al-Qadir Trust scam.
The PTI founder has already been convicted in three cases, ‘cypher case’, ‘Toshakhana case’ and illegal marriage case.
