PTI Leader Granted Bail by Rawalpindi ATC Amidst May 9 Protests Fallout
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi granted bail to PTI leader in 11 cases registered at Civil Lines Police Station.
ATC Judge Malik Ijaz Asif also exempted Ali Amin Gandapur from appearing in the next hearing, scheduled for tomorrow.
Earlier in the day, ATC also granted bail to PTI leaders, including Shibli Faraz, Raja Basharat, Zartaj Gul, Zain Qureshi, and others in the cases registered against them following the May 9 protests.
Violent clashes erupted across Pakistan after former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan was arrested on May 9, 2023.
The protests were held in remote and major cities as the party workers were agitated due to their chairman’s arrest, with Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad summoning the armed forces to ensure law and order.
Army installations, prominently the Corps Commander’s house in Lahore, had come under attack during the protests by PTI workers.
It is pertinent to mention that the PTI founder is named as the main accused in all the May 9 riots cases.
DG ISPR Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif on Tuesday said that any dialogue with the PTI could happen only if it “apologizes sincerely publicly in front of the nation.
Commenting on the prospects of dialogue with any faction, Maj Gen Chaudhry said: “No talks will be held with any political leader, or group which attacks its army and indulges in propaganda [against them]”.
“There can be no dialogue with an anarchist group,” he noted adding that the “only way forward for the anarchists [group] is to apologize sincerely, abandon the politics of hate, and indulge in constructive politics
