Islamabad: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) approved the bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and vice-chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the May 9 riots case.
The bail applications were heard by Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Malik Ejaz Asif. The court said there was no justification to keep the PTI founder under arrest and all accused in May 9 cases are on bail.
Imran was also granted bail in the GHQ and Army Museum attack cases and the court ordered a surety bond of Rs0.1 million in all 12 cases.
Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi were sentenced to 10 years in jail each in cypher case. While, Imran Khan was sentenced to 14-year imprisonment in Tosha Khana case and seven-year in illegal marriage case. Imran Khan has been punished for 31 years in jail collectively.
