Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi granted bail in 12 cases of PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) founder and Shah Mehmood Qureshi in May 9 incidents.

The cases against founder PTI and Shah Mehmood Qureshi related to the incidents of May 9 were heard by Judge Malik Ijaz Asif of Anti-Terrorism Court Rawalpindi.

PTI lawyer Shiraz Ahmad Ranjha appeared before the court and sought bail in 12 cases while the prosecution’s plea for respite was rejected by the court.

The Anti-Terrorism Court has ordered to grant bail to PTI founder and Shah Mehmood Qureshi in all 12 cases.

Earlier, the ATC of Lahore acquitted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N)  leader Maryam Aurangzeb and  Javed Latif in the anti-state speech case.

Judge Naveed Iqbal of the Anti-Terrorism Court heard the case and pronounced a reserved verdict according to which Maryam Aurangzeb and Latif Javed were acquitted.

Similarly, former MD of PTV Sohail Ali and former director of PTV News Rashid Baig were also acquitted.

In the anti-state speech case, the Anti-Terrorism Court ordered the arrest and production of Maryam Aurangzeb till December 9, 2023, for which a non-bailable arrest warrant was also issued.