An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Friday approved Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi’s post-arrest bail in the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) attack case.
ATC Judge Abual Hsanat Zulqarnain announced the verdict on the PTI leader’s plea and directed him to submit a surety bond of Rs20,000 against the bail.
The PTI president was arrested hours after his release from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) custody on September 1, even though the Lahore High Court (LHC) had explicitly restricted the authorities from arresting him earlier that day.
The September 1 order was a reiteration of similar orders issued by the high court on July 13, 2023. Elahi has been arrested and detained repeatedly since the May 9 riots.
The PTI president is accused of sending rioters to Islamabad to vandalise the judicial complex and provide vehicles and batons for the same, the police claimed, adding that the physical remand was being sought to question him about unidentified criminals and recover vehicles.
