A local court in Karachi granted bail to PTI leader HaleemAdil Sheikh on Monday in a case about attempting to facilitate an arrested accused from police custody.However, another case – registered with the Mobina Town Police Stationin which he has been nominated for torching a police vehicle – is stillpending as he awaits bail in the matter.
On Monday, a judicial magistrate Karachi South heard the bail plea filedby Sheikh, which was accepted for Rs50,000 surety bonds.During the hearing, the prosecution argued that the accused had tried tohelp Hassan Niazi flee while he was in police custody.