ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad has granted bail to Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan, sisters of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf founder ordered their release.
The Anti-Terrorism Court heard the bail application of PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan.
Judge Abul Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain approved the bail applications of Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan. The lawyers Sardar Masroof Advocate and Mirza Asim Baig gave arguments.
Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan were arrested on October 4 in a case registered at Kohsar Police Station.
The sisters were detained in the context of PTI protests.
The lawyer said that a case was made against Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan on political grounds, and the police have taken physical remand, and investigated and now they are in judicial remand prison.
The lawyer further said that the other accused in this case have been granted bail and therefore the bail of the sisters of PTI founder should be granted.
Opposing the bail, Prosecutor Raja Naveed said that the sisters of the founder PTI incited the protesters through megaphones and incited vandalism. The megaphones have been recovered from the accused, the bail pleas should be dismissed.
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After hearing the arguments, the court ordered the release of Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan in the case filed in Kohsar police station after granting sureties of 20,000 rupees.
