Pak court grants Imran Khan bail in 8 cases related to Judicial Complex violence

Former prime minister Imran Khan got a major relief on Tuesday when an antiterrorism court in Pakistan granted him bail till June 8 in eight cases related to violence that erupted at the Judicial Complex in MarchThe cases were registered in different police stations of Islamabad against 70yearold Khan after clashes erupted between police and his supporters when the Pakistan TehreekeInsaf PTI party chief appeared before a court in the Judicial Complex on March 18The clashes erupted when Khan attended a muchawaited hearing in the Toshakhana corruption caseDuring the confrontation over 25 security personnel were injuredOn Tuesday Khan travelled from Lahore to the capital Islamabad to appear before the antiterrorism court located in the Judicial ComplexAlso Read Pakistans antiterrorism court grants prearrest bail to Imran KhanAfter hearing arguments by lawyers the court granted him bail in eight cases till June 8 his party said in a messageEstablished in 1974 the Toshakhana is a department under the administrative control of the Cabinet Division and stores precious gifts given to rulers parliamentarians bureaucrats and officials by heads of other governments and states and foreign dignitariesKhan the cricketerturnedpolitician was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan in October last year for not sharing details of the salesMeanwhile an accountability court in Islamabad stopped the National Accountability Bureau NAB from arresting PTI chief Imran Khans wife Bushra Bibi in the AlQadir Trust case by granting her interim bailThe former first ladys lawyer Khawaja Haris appeared before the court and filed an application for Bushra Bibis interim bailDuring the hearing Haris informed the court that Bushra Bibi did not receive any notice from the antigraft body Subsequently The court accepted the bail application till May 31 and issued a notice to NAB seeking its replyJudge Muhammad Basheer also directed Imrans wife to deposit a surety bond of Rs 05 millionOn May 15 a division bench of the Lahore High Court granted protective bail to the PTI chiefs wife till May 23 in the AlQadir Trust case It was the first appearance by the former first lady in court to attend proceedings in a case lodged against herThe deposed prime minister is already on bail till May 31 in the trust caseThe AlQadir Trust case is the same case in which Khan was arrested on May 9 and hours before announcing his decision to visit NAB on Tuesday he said that he might be arrested again and urged his followers to stay calmI urge people to remain peaceful because if you get violent they will get a chance to crack down again We have to always protest peacefully he said during a session on Twitter Spaces last nightThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever