ATC refuses interim bail to Asad Umar, Farrukh Habib
Pakistan
Extends bails of Yasmin Rashid, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Zubair Niazi till April 7
LAHORE (Dunya News) – An anti-terrorism court of Lahore on Tuesday turned down interim bail requests of PTI leaders Asad Umar and Farrukh Habib in arson and vandalism case.
The court heard the bail pleas of the PTI leaders. PTI leaders Yasmin Rashid, Mian Aslam Iqbal and Zubair Khan Niazi appeared before court. The court asked police if the suspects had joined investigation process. The police replied in negative.
The lawyer for the suspects told court that a JIT had been formed to probe these allegations. The court said the JIT was yet to be constituted, so they should join the investigation. The court then asked Yasmin Rashid, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Zubair Khan Niazi and others to join the investigation process.
However, the ATC, due to non-appearance in court, turned down interim bail requests of Asad Umar and Farrukh Habib. The court extended interim bail of Yasmin Rashid, Mian Aslam and Zubair Niazi till April 7.
The court also dismissed a request filed by counsel for Asad Umar to exempt the PTI leader from appearing in court. The Shadman police had booked the PTI leaders for vandalism, arson and committing violence.
Meanwhile, reacting to Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah’s statement about Imran Khan, the PTI leaders on Tuesday alleged that Sanaulllah was a murderer and he would not let the people to live in peace.
Addressing media, PTI leader Dr Yasmin Rashid said laws were being violated and they had started a new show like that of May 25. She said 2,000 PTI workers had been arrested. They were taking Hassaan Niazi from once city to another just to torment him, she added.
Mian Aslam Iqbal said the rulers were playing the role of a monster in the country. PTI leaders were being booked to divert people’s attention from inflation. He said people were committing suicide due to inflation.
