May 9 carnage: interim bails extended for Shah Mehmood, Asad Umar, PTI leaders

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court has extended the interim bails of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar and others in the May 9 incidents till September 2.

The court on Thursday directed counsels for parties to argue their cases in the next hearing. The court also reserved its decision on Fawad Chaudhry’s request for exemption from personal appearance.

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Meanwhile, Qureshi, who is vice chairman of the PTI, wrote a letter to caretaker premier Anwaarul Haq Kakar urging him to hold general elections within 90 days as enunciated by the Constitution.

On Friday, Qureshi and Umar joined the investigation into the May 9 violent incidents after an ATC in the provincial capital ordered them to do so. ATC Judge Ijaz Ahmed heard the interim bail application of both Qureshi and Umar, when the two leaders appeared before the court.

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