LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore extended interim bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman till July 7 in five cases relating to the May 9 attacks, ARY News reported.
Race Course police registered cases against the PTI chairman on charges of attacking Jinnah House, Askari Tower and Shadman Police Station on May 9.
Earlier, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and other party leaders in two arson cases.
The ATC judge Abher Gul Khan issued non-bailable arrest warrants for the PTI chief Imran Khan and other party leaders including Mian Aslam Iqbal, Hammad Azhar, Jamshed Iqbal Cheema, Musarrat Jamshed Cheema and Hassan Ullah Niazi.
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The arrest warrants were issued for their continuous absence in the hearings of the two arson cases – 23/366 (Model Town police station) and 23/1078 (Naseerabad police station).
Yesterday, the Lahore High Court granted protective bail to PTI chief Imran and pre-arrest bail to his wife Bushra Bibi in cases of alleged forgery in sale/purchase of Toshakhana articles and a land transaction, respectively.
Mr Khan appeared before a two-judge bench headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi.
It is pertinent to mention here that the PTI chief had been facing over 100 cases under different charges in the country.
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