An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday granted interim bail till September one to Ex-PM Imran Khan in a terrorism case registered towards him for threatening police, judiciary and different state institutions throughout a rally in the capital closing week. Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan of the anti-terrorism court docket here granted the bail to him until September 1 against a surety of Rs 100,000, the Dawn News reported.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief’s bail plea used to be filed in the courtroom on Thursday prior to his arrival, with the petitioner contending that the terrorism case against him used to be registered through police as an “act of revenge”.
Security used to be tightened round the Federal Judicial Complex, where the listening to was held, with police and Frontier Corps personnel deployed at the site. Roads in the complex’s environment have been additionally blocked.
Khan’s party, meanwhile, referred to as on supporters to “come out on the streets and then head to Islamabad the subsequent day” if he is taken into custody.
