Quetta court grants bail to Imran's nephew

A Quetta court on Saturday approved the bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s nephew and focal person Hassaan Khan Niazi, reported Express News.

The request for the physical remand of Niazi was rejected and the judicial magistrate granted the PTI leader bail against surety bonds worth Rs100,000, after which the police escorted Niazi away under tight security.

In a statement, the PTI chief's nephew said that his only fault was that he is Imran Khan's legal advisor.

On March 18, a case was filed against Niazi at the Quetta Airport police station on charges of inciting violence and interfering with police affairs on a complaint of Inspector Abdulllah of the Airport police station in Quetta.

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The case stated that while on patrol, the sub-inspector got the information that 150 people had blocked Chaman Road in Quetta, including Inayatullah Kakar and others.

The demonstrators blocked the road for one hour despite the police’s attempt to disperse them. It should be noted that Niazi was not nominated in the FIR by the Quetta police.

Quetta police took custody of the PTI chief's nephew and left for Balochistan after the judicial magistrate in Islamabad approved a one-day transit remand yesterday.

Niazi was taken into custody by police outside the Judicial Complex in Islamabad on Monday for his involvement in attacking law enforcement personnel and causing chaos in the federal capital.

The arrest is part of an ongoing crackdown on PTI activists and supporters who police claim assaulted law enforcers while they were performing their duties in Islamabad.