Atta Tarar gets interim bail in Punjab Assembly riots case
Pakistan
Atta Tarar appeared before the sessions court seeking his pre-arrest bail.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - The sessions court on Friday approved interim bail of Special Assistant to Prime Minister, Attaullah Tarar in the Punjab Assembly riots case.
The PML-N leader appeared before the sessions court seeking his pre-arrest bail.
Attaullah Tarar said he is accused of attacking Punjab Assembly deputy speaker, but he was not in the assembly on the day riots took place in the assembly hall.
The judge granted 14-day interim bail to Attaullah Tarar and directed him to submit surety bonds of Rs50,000.
It is pertinent to mention here that the police have raided residence of Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Attaullah Tarar in the wee hours on Saturday after he failed to appear before a probe team investigating the May 25 incidents.
A raid was carried out at the residence of Attaullah Tarar in G-3 Johar Town Lahore, however, he was not present at his home. No one was arrested during the police raid at his home.
Tarar was served a notice to appear before the investigating team probing torture on PTI activists during Azadi March on May 25.
