An anti-terrorist court on Monday granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member Provincial Assembly Shahnawaz Jadoon and 11 party activists.
Jadoon had been on physical remand since March 14.
According to a statement by Insaf House, surety bonds of Rs120,000 were submitted for the bails of PTI leaders and workers. The bail petition was filed by PTI counsel Advocate Shujaat Ali.
PTI Karachi President Aftab Siddiqui, while talking to the media at Insaf House, said that Jadoon and PTI workers were arrested for holding a peaceful protest on the Native Jetty Bridge on March 14 and they were released on bail today.
“Arshad Siddiqi, the PTI Karachi social media head, has been missing since yesterday,” Siddiqui said. He added that party chief Imran Khan was fighting the PML-N and the people supported him.
Khurram Sher Zaman, Shahzad Qureshi, Saeed Afridi, Malik Shahzad Awan, Saima Nadeem, Fizza Zeeshan, Adnan Ismail, Nawaz Mandokhel and other leaders were also present on this occasion.
Jadoon said that he was undeterred by the arrest and would continue to support Imran Khan in the “fight for freedom and independence”.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 28th, 2023.
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