Dr Yasmin Rashid granted bail in May 9 case

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Dr Yasmin Rashid, Omar Sarfraz Cheema and Senator Ijaz Chaudhry in separate cases related to the May 9 riots.

Dr Yasmin Rashid was granted post-arrest bail in connection with the torching of the PML-N office in Model Town.

Similarly, Omar
Sarfraz Cheema and
Ijaz Chaudhry were granted post-arrest bail in a case involving the torching of a container in Gulberg.

The court required each of the accused to furnish surety bonds of Rs200,000 to secure their bail.

ATC Judge Khalid Arshad announced the verdict on the post-arrest bail petitions of the PTI leaders after the completion of arguments from both parties.

The Gulberg and Model Town police had registered cases regarding the torching of a container and the PML-N office during the May 9 riots.