Khadijah Shah granted bail in two cases of May 9 incidents

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has granted bail to fashion designer and PTI activist Khadijah Shah in two cases of vandalism and arson at the Lahore Corps Commander House as well as the Askari Tower in Gulberg on May 9.

The decision to grant bail was announced by a two-member bench of the high court headed by Justice Alia Neelam.

These cases of arson and vandalism were registered against Khadijah Shah at Sarwar Road and Gulberg police stations.

LHC dismisses petition to declare detention of Khadija Shah, others illegal

The court had reserved its decision on the bails of Khadijah Shah and others on Tuesday.

According to the court’s cause list, the other suspects in the cases include Usman Sharif, Muhammad Shahbaz, Suleiman Qadri and Arbaaz. The court had to decide on the post-arrest bails of the suspects

Reacting to Khadija Shah’s bail decision, lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa said, it is hoped that Khadija Shah will not be arrested again, as in the past they have been arresting people immediately after release.

A week ago, LHC had reserved its verdict on the plea of Khadija Shah for bail. Before that her bail pleas in Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore used to get rejected after which she consulted LHC with a new petition.

However, on Tuesday the anti-terrorism court of Lahore had also extended the judicial remand of Khadijah Shah and others arrested in the Corps Commander House arson case till October 31.

The court had also sent Dr Yasmin Rashid and Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed to jail on judicial remand in the Shadman police station arson case and adjourned the proceedings till October 31.

The police produced the two before the court after a five-day physical remand.