After their release from Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore on Monday night,Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) women activists found themselves re-arrestedby the police.
Even though the Anti-Terrorism Court had granted bail to these womenactivists, the police apprehended them on different charges. Despite beingreleased on bail, PTI’s detained female activists, including Sanam Javed,Afshan Tariq, Ashima Shuja, and Shah Bano, were once again taken intocustody by the police outside the jail gates.
Earlier in the day, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore had acceptedthe bail bonds presented for nine PTI activists, including Rubina Jameeland Sanam Javed, and issued their release orders.
The ATC had granted bail to PTI activist Sanam Javed Khan and others inthe Jinnah House attack case on Saturday. Judge Arshad Javed made thisdecision upon receiving surety bonds of Rs 100,000 each.
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Family members and friends of PTI activists, such as Sanam Javed, RubinaJamil, Afshan Tariq, Asma Shuja, Shah Bano, Syed Faisal Akhtar, Qasim AliHasan, and Hussain Qadri, submitted the bail bonds.
Once the bail bonds were collected, the court issued a release warrant forthe women, instructing the jail superintendent to set them free.
