PTI leaders Azhar, Qaiser granted bail in long march case

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Hammad Azhar and Asad Qaiser were granted security bail, in a case registered in Lahore, by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday.

The high court set the bail at Rs 5,000 and directed former federal minister Hammad Azhar to appear before the local court within 11 days.

The case was heard by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah; Azhar appeared before the court along with his lawyer Faisal Farid Chaudhry.

The court restrained the police from arresting the PTI leader as well as former speaker of the National Assembly Asad Qaiser.

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The cases against the party leaders were registered in the context of the former ruling party’s recently held long march to Islamabad.

The court also issued a notice to the home secretary and others upon Asad Qaiser's request and ordered the secretary and other parties to submit their replies by the next hearing.

In addition, the IHC inquired into the number of cases registered against Qaiser in all four provinces and those by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

Further hearing of the case has been adjourned for two weeks.