Terrorism case: ATC grants Imran Khan pre-arrest bail

The ATC accepted the ex-prime minister’s bail plea towards a surety of Rs100,000, stopping the police from arresting Khan until September 1. The courtroom additionally issued notices to the police and petitioner. Khan’s bail might be reviewed now on the listening to on September 1.

For in the present day’s listening to, strict safety preparations have been made across the Federal Judicial Advanced, which is residence to Islamabad’s ATC. Safety preparations embrace the deployment of further police personnel comprising 400 cops and FC personnel to help the police.

The PTI chair had staged a rally within the federal capital on August 20 to precise solidarity together with his chief of workers Shahbaz Gill after claims of torture in custody. He stated that the extra periods decide who despatched Gill into bodily remand on the police’s request ought to brace herself for penalties.

An FIR was registered towards him underneath Part 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act on the Margalla police station for threatening the decide and different senior officers of the Islamabad Police through the rally.

A day after the registration of a case towards him, Imran Khan secured transit bail until August 25 from the Islamabad Excessive Court docket which directed him to method the related discussion board for pre-arrest bail.