Ongoing case: Mirza, his aides get extension in bail
ATC-III approved interim bail against a surety bond of Rs100,000 for each of the suspects till May 30
KARACHI:
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) extended the bail on Monday of former home minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza and his 18 aides in a case registered against them at the Darakhshan police station on May 16. Mirza and his supporters were booked under the anti-terrorism act following an alleged scuffle with law enforcers at the police station where the former minister went to record his statement as per court orders. The ATC-III approved interim bail against a surety bond of Rs100,000 for each of the suspects till May 30. Separately, the same court sent the former minister’s 11 supporters, including his guards, to jail on a two-week judicial remand. The suspects were taken into custody outside the SHC on Saturday by the Sindh Police’s Special Security Unit.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 26th, 2015.
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) extended the bail on Monday of former home minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza and his 18 aides in a case registered against them at the Darakhshan police station on May 16. Mirza and his supporters were booked under the anti-terrorism act following an alleged scuffle with law enforcers at the police station where the former minister went to record his statement as per court orders. The ATC-III approved interim bail against a surety bond of Rs100,000 for each of the suspects till May 30. Separately, the same court sent the former minister’s 11 supporters, including his guards, to jail on a two-week judicial remand. The suspects were taken into custody outside the SHC on Saturday by the Sindh Police’s Special Security Unit.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 26th, 2015.