ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) granted pre-arrest bail on Monday to four Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including formerNationalAssembly speaker Asad Qaiser, in cases related to the Nov 26 protest and a demonstration outside the Supreme Court.
ATC Judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulgarnain granted bail to Asad Qaiser, Atif Khan, Latif Khosa and Faisal Amin Gandapur after hearing their fresh pre-arrest bail applications. The court directed eachofthefourleadersto furnish surety bonds of Rs5,000.
According to the court order, Mr Qaiser was granted bail in nine cases, Mr Khan in four, Mr Khosa in three and Mr Gandapur in six.
A few days earlier, the court had dismissed the pre-arrest bail applications of the four leaders due to their repeated failure to appear before it.
They subsequently filed fresh applications seeking pre-arrest bail, which the court allowed after hearing arguments from their counsel.
IHC to hear NDC plea Meanwhile, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed for Nov 5 a petition filed by members of the National Dialogue Committee (NDC), seeking permission to meet incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, at Adiala jail.
Justice Umer Majid Malik will hear the petition on Thursday, which is currently pending alongside objections raised by the Registrar’s Office.
The petition has been filed through senior lawyer Faisal Fareed Chaudhry by former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry, former Sindh governor Imran Ismail, Mahmood Baqi Molvi and Barrister Muhammad Ali Khan Saif. The petitioners have nominated the interior secretary, Punjab home secretary and the superintendent of Adiala jail as respondents.