Court puts off hearing of PTI leaders’ bail pleas

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of bail applications of PTI stalwarts Dr. Yasmin Rashid, Umar SarfarazCheema and MianMehmoodurRasheed in cases related to May 9 violence until September 12. Dr. Yasmin had filed post-arrest bail petitions in four cases, including PML-N office and Shadman police station arson cases, and attack on the Askari Tower. Judge AbherGul Khan directed PTI leader’s lawyers to give arguments on the next hearing. Case no 1271/23 had been registered against Dr. Yasmin and other party leaders at Gulberg police station of Lahore. Similarly, case no 1280/23 had also been registered against her and other PTI leaders at the same police station. Likewise, case no 768/23 had been registered against the PTI stalwart and others at Shadman police station of Lahore. Case no 367/23 had been registered against Dr. Yasmin at Model Police Station of Lahore. On the other hand, an ATC also adjourned the hearing of bail petition filed by another senior PTI leader and former Punjab governor Umar SarfarazCheema in the AskariTowar attack case until September 12. The court direct his lawyers to give arguments on the next hearing.