#PTI chairman granted protective bail in three cases
#LAHORE (MNP) – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (#PTI) chairman on #Wednesday was granted protective bail in three cases involving the May 9 arson attacks and the killing of senior #SupremeCourt lawyer Abdul Razzaq Shar in #Quetta.
An anti-terrorism court (#ATC) in Lahore on Tuesday had issued non-bailable arrest warrants for the former prime minister and six other party leaders in cases registered at the Model Town and Naseerabad police stations.
Earlier today, the PTI chief appeared before a Lahore ATC where he was granted protective bail till July 7 in both cases against surety bonds worth Rs100,000 each. The court also stopped the police from arresting Imran.
Separately, Lahore High Court Justice Ali Baqar Najafi approved Imran’s bail plea in the murder case of Advocate Shar who was gunned down by unidentified assailants near Quetta’s Alamo Chowk on Airport Road on June 6.
