Manzoor Pashteen gets post-arrest bail

A sessions court in Islamabad on Tuesday approved the post-arrest bail of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen in a case registered at the Tarnol police station.

The federal capital police – after completing the judicial remand – presented the PTM chief before Senior Civil Judge Shabbir Bhatti’s court, where the court after hearing the argument approved the post-arrest bail of Pashteen.

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The court directed to submit a surety bond of Rs5000 against the bail, meanwhile, the police and the prosecutor submitted the record of the case in the court.

According to details, The PTM chief was arrested for breaching a ban preventing his entry into Balochistan. The police claimed that Pashteen was arrested after a vehicle of officers was fired at in Balochistan. However, the PTM had accused the law enforcers of firing at Pashteen’s vehicle.