Court grants Hassan Niazi transit bail
Imran Khan's nephew Hassan Niazi flashes victory sign outside Karachi City Courts after being acquitted by a judicial magistrate in a sedition case. POHOTO: NNI
An additional district and sessions judge on Thursday granted transit bail to Hassan Niazi, the nephew of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, and ordered him to appear before the relevant court in Peshawar within the next 48 hours.
Police had brought Hassan Niazi to Karachi City Courts in handcuffs and under tight security for transit remand.
Sindh Assembly Opposition Leader Haleem Adil Shaikh and PTI lawyers had a heated exchange of words with the police to remove handcuffs. In the courtroom too, the judge found it hard to maintain order.
During the hearing, Niazi’s lawyer said that he has to be presented before another judge for bail application in another case. The additional district and sessions judge adjourned the hearing for 30 minutes to facilitate the applicant.
On resumption of hearing, the court granted Niazi transit bail for Rs100,000 so that he could appear in a court in Peshawar within next 48 hours. With his bail approved, cheering PTI lawyers took Niazi from the city courts and left.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 31st, 2023.