In Lahore, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) has issued an order for therelease of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist Sanam Javed Khan andother PTI members involved in the May 9 violence case, as reported by ARYNews.
According to the details, the ATC has granted bail to Sanam Javed Khan andother PTI leaders, which include Afshan Tariq, Ali Hassan, Umair, andFaisal Akhtar. Their release is subject to surety bonds of Rs 0.1 millioneach. However, the bail request of PTI leader Robina Jameel was denied bythe ATC.
Prior to this, PTI women activists, who had been released from Kot LakhpatJail in Lahore, were re-arrested shortly after their release. The policearrested these PTI activists and transported them from Kot Lakhpat Jail inLahore.
This re-arrest occurred because, even though the PTI women activists hadbeen released from jail, their families were reluctant to take them homedue to fears of further arrest. It’s important to note that an ATC hadpreviously ordered the release of PTI activist Sanam Javed Khan and otherPTI members in the Jinnah House attack case.
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The court approved the bail requests of several PTI activists, includingSanam Javed Khan, Robina Jameel, Afshan Tariq, Ashma Shuja, Shah Bano,Faisal Akhtar, Qasim, Ali Hasan, and Hussain Qadri.