LAHORE MIRROR — An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday granted bail to PTI President Parvez Elahi in Judicial Complex Islamabad vandalism case.
ATC Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain accepted the Punjab former chief minister’s bail against the surety bond of Rs20,000.
The PTI president was arrested hours after his release from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) custody on September 1, despite the fact that the Lahore High Court (LHC) had explicitly restricted the authorities from arresting him earlier that day.
Elahi’s arrests
On September 5, Elahi was rearrested hours after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) had suspended his detention under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) ordinance and directed his release.
The PTI leader has been arrested at least 11 times in various cases since the start of June, after a statewide crackdown was launched against the PTI in the aftermath of the May 9 violence.
On September 1, the PTI president was rearrested the same day the Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to release the former chief minister of Punjab.
Justice Amjad Rafiq presided over the hearing of a corruption case moved against Elahi by the NAB, and ordered his release, barring authorities from arresting the seasoned politician.
Later, on his way home, Elahi was arrested by Islamabad police from Canal Road in Lahore.
