Elahi gets bail

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad granted bail to Parvez Elahi, the President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Friday in connection with a case linked to an assault on the federal capital’s judicial complex.

ATC Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain approved the bail request of the former Chief Minister of Punjab, Parvez Elahi, upon the submission of a Rs20,000 surety bond.

During the hearing, Judge Zulqarnain noted that no evidence had been recovered from Parvez Elahi during his remand, and no further investigations were underway. He also highlighted that Elahi had not been named in the FIR.

As a result, the court ordered the immediate release of Parvez Elahi.