RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) Rawalpindi granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf(PTI) leaders Umar Ayub and Raja Basharat and ordered their release.
The PTI leaders who were arrested outside the Adiala Jail were produced in the anti-terrorism court today. The arrested 5 leaders including Umar Ayub Khan, Raja Basharat and Nasir Chatta were produced in the court of ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah.
Umar Ayub and Raja Basharat's lawyer Babar Awan appeared in the court and gave their arguments on the post-arrest petition.
The court approved the bail of 5 PTI leaders including Omar Ayub and Raja Basharat after their arrest, the court ordered the release of Omar Ayub and Raja Basharat.
Later, Umar Ayub and Raja Basharat were released after the completion of the court proceedings.
The court issued contempt of court notices to 5 officers including SP President Rawalpindi Nabil Khokhar.
Earlier, despite court orders, contempt of court notices were issued to police officers for not producing Umar Ayub and other leaders.
[embedpost slug="ihc-issues-notice-to-bushra-bibi-on-bail-cancellation-plea"]
The ATC court also issued orders not to arrest any accused within the prison limits on the occasion of the hearing in Adiala Jail.
