Islamabad court grants bails to 250 PTI activists, rejects pleas of 150 others
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Islamabad's Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) announced its reserved decision on bail petitions filed by 400 PTI protesters involved in cases related to the November 26 protest.
The verdict, delivered on Friday morning, approved bail for 250 accused while rejecting the requests of 150 others, according to the 24NewsHD TV channel.
The court granted post-arrest bail to 18 individuals implicated in the case registered at Thana Bani Gala. Additionally, in the Kohsar Police Station case number 1032, bail was approved for 43 individuals, while one application was rejected.
For the case at Thana Shehzad Town, bail was granted to 9 individuals. Similarly, Thana Noon saw bail granted to 17 individuals, with one plea denied.
In the Aabpara Police Station case number 1022, the court granted bail to 70 individuals while rejecting applications from 25 others. At Thana I-9, 30 individuals received bail, while in Thana Margalla, 13 bail applications were approved, and 2 were dismissed.
The most contentious cases at Thana Secretariat resulted in bail rejection for 120 individuals, while 10 were granted bail. Moreover, 25 individuals from Thana Sihala and 30 from Thana Shams Colony received interim bail.
The cases stem from incidents in 10 police precincts, involving 12 FIRs. Bani Gala Police Station and Police Station Kohsar each had one and two cases, respectively, as did Secretariat Police Station, while other precincts, including Shehzad Town, Noon, Margalla, Karachi Company, Shams Colony, Sihala, and Aabpara, each dealt with a single FIR.
Reporter: Hashar Warriach