Court grants bail to PTI leaders in election rigging case
Source: The Nation
ISLAMABAD - A local court in Islamabad has granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including Shoaib Shaheen, Ali Bukhari, Sher Afzal Marwat, Khalid Khursheed, Semmabiya Tahir, and Amir Mughal in a case related to protests against election rigging filed at Kohsar police station. Additional District and Session Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra heard bail plea of the PTI leaders on Tuesday. The defense counsel, Sher Afzal Marwat, argued that PTI had held seventy-three peaceful protests after May 9 despite several attempts to aggravate situation. He further contended that all allegations leveled against PTI leaders were fabricated. Subsequently, court confirmed bail of the PTI leaders against surety bonds of Rs5000 each.