LAHORE: A sessions court on Tuesday granted pre-arrestbailto14PTIleaders in yet another case relating to long march violence.

The leaders who were granted bail include Hammad Azhar, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Yasir Gilani, Andleeb Abbas, Jamshed Iqbal Cheema, his wife Mussarat Cheema, Zubair Khan Niazi, Imtiaz Sheikh, Senator Ijaz Chaudhry, Nadeem Abbas, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Mian Mahmoodur Rashid, Mian Akram Usman and Shafgat Mahmood.

Advocate Burhan Moazzam appeared on behalf of the PTI leaders beforethecourtofAdditional District and Sessions Judge Ahmad Hasanain Khan. He argued the petitioners had been subjected to political victimisation.

He said the petitioners had already secured prearrest bails in six cases registered by the police on similar charges. He asked the court to allow the bail petitions of the petitioners.

The judge granted interim bail to the petitioners till July 20 subject to furnishing of bail bonds of Rs100,000 each. Staff Reporter