Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi have been granted bail in 12 cases before the results of Pakistan’s national elections were announced. They got bail on Saturday (February 10) in the May 9 riot case. Pakistan Observer reported this news.
According to the news, Pakistan’s local Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has directed the concerned authorities to release Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Justice Malik Ijaz Asif of Rawalpindi’s Anti-Terrorism Court said during the bail plea hearing, there is no justification for arresting the PTI founder.
Imran Khan was arrested in the court premises while appearing in the country’s high court that day in the case of May 9 riots. Among the 12 cases in which he has been granted bail, there are cases related to attacks on Pakistan Army Headquarters and Army Museum. In 12 cases, Imran was asked to sign a bond of 1 lakh Pakistani rupees.
On May 9, PTI workers and supporters took to the streets to protest against the arrest of Imran Khan from the Islamabad High Court premises. At that time, the country’s army headquarters in Rawalpindi and the residence of an army commander known as Jinnah House in Lahore were attacked.
Along with Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan Awami Muslim League leader Sheikh Rasheed has also been granted bail. He was granted bail on a bond of Rs.2 lakh. Moreover, Home Minister Sheikh Rashid has been granted bail.
Pakistan’s Parliament National Assembly elections were held on Thursday, February 8. The result has not been declared yet. The total number of seats in the assembly is 266. All but one of these constituencies have gone to polls.
45 hours have passed since the end of polling for the general assembly elections in Pakistan. But the full results have not been released yet. Results of 14 constituencies are yet to be declared.
Results of 252 constituencies are known. Independent candidates of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaaf (PTI) won 99 seats there. Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) won 71 seats. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari won 53 seats.
#Imran #Khan #bail #cases #day #election