JUI-F senator granted bail in Marvi Sirmed case
Hafiz Hamdullah assaulted rights activist during TV show
JUI-F leader Hafiz Hamdullah outside district and sessions court in Islamabad on Thursday. PHOTO: WASEEM NAZIR/EXPRESS
A sessions court of Islamabad approved on Thursday interim bail for Hafiz Hamdullah, a day after police lodged an FIR against the JUI-F senator for assaulting Marvi Sirmed during a TV show.
Hamdullah, Marvi Sirmed as well as Barrister Masroor and PTI’s Fayyazul Hassan Chohan were guests on a TV show to discuss recent honour killing incidents when the incident took place.
JUI-F leader allegedly assaults woman rights activist on TV show
Allowing bail to Hamdullah, Additional Sessions judge Raja Asif told the senator to submit surety bonds of Rs30,000.
The judge also directed Kohsar police to produce the senator in the court along-with record of the case on June 23.
According to the senator's counsel Zaheerullah Jan, the case against Hamdullah was based on lies and that he was innocent.
Marvi Sirmed asks police to book JUI-F senator
On Wednesday, police booked the senator under sections 506 (criminal intimidation) and 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Earlier on June 8, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif hurled unpleasant comments towards Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari during a National Assembly session.
Hamdullah, Marvi Sirmed as well as Barrister Masroor and PTI’s Fayyazul Hassan Chohan were guests on a TV show to discuss recent honour killing incidents when the incident took place.
JUI-F leader allegedly assaults woman rights activist on TV show
Allowing bail to Hamdullah, Additional Sessions judge Raja Asif told the senator to submit surety bonds of Rs30,000.
The judge also directed Kohsar police to produce the senator in the court along-with record of the case on June 23.
According to the senator's counsel Zaheerullah Jan, the case against Hamdullah was based on lies and that he was innocent.
Marvi Sirmed asks police to book JUI-F senator
On Wednesday, police booked the senator under sections 506 (criminal intimidation) and 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Earlier on June 8, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif hurled unpleasant comments towards Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari during a National Assembly session.