An Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday approved the bail of 153 PTI workers who were arrested on November 26 when law enforcement agencies carried out a crackdown on protesters at Islamabad’s D-Chowk.
On November 13, Imran made a “final call” for nationwide protests on November 24, demanding the restoration of the PTI’s electoral mandate, the release of detained party members, and the revocation of the 26th Amendment which, according to him, , had strengthened a “dictatorial regime.” ”.
In the wake of the protest, human rights organization Amnesty International demanded a transparent investigation into the state’s “deadly crackdown” to disperse PTI supporters from D-Chowk.
Numerous PTI workers were arrested in the crackdown that followed, while multiple cases were filed against party leaders and supporters. According to the police chief of the federal capital, the Islamabad and Rawalpindi police arrested more than 1,400 suspects.
On January 3, an Islamabad ATC granted bail to 250 PTI arrested on November 26, while on January 6, as many as 192 PTI workers, who were detained in Jhelum district jail, were later released for their bail requests to be accepted by a court. ATC in Islamabad.
During today’s hearing, which was conducted by ATC Judge Abual Hasnat Mohammad Zulqarnain, petitions of 177 PTI workers were heard.
Subsequently, 153 PTI workers were granted bail, while the court rejected the bail applications of 24 workers.
Of the 48 workers whose cases were registered at Karachi Company Police Station, 43 workers were granted bail while the cases of five were dismissed.
The cases of seven workers were registered at the Tarnol police station, of which two were granted bail, while the cases of five were rejected.
Ten cases were registered at Police Station I-9, of which nine workers were granted bail and one’s case was rejected.
Case No. 1033 was registered at Kohsar police station and 28 of those arrested were granted bail while the applications of five were rejected.
Of the eight cases registered at Ramna police station, three workers were granted bail and the applications of five were rejected.
The 25 workers whose cases were registered at the Police Department Police Station were granted bail.
Of the 45 cases registered at Margalla police station, 42 workers were granted bail and three’s applications were rejected.
A worker registered with Kohsar police station in case 1032 was granted bail.
The court granted bail to all the workers on sureties of Rs 5,000.
