An anti-terrorism court granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members of the National Assembly on Monday. The MNAs had been detained following a PTI rally in the capital on September 8.
The released legislators include Sher Afzal Marwat, Zain Qureshi, Sheikh Waqas, Ahmed Chattha, Aamir Dogar, Yousaf Khan, Naeem Ali Shah, Awais Haider Jakhar, Shah Ahmad, and Zubair Khan.
The Islamabad police had intensified their crackdown on PTI leadership, arresting party Chairman Gohar Ali Khan, Sher Afzal Marwat, and Shoaib Shaheen on September 9, after the National Assembly session.
In response to the rally, the capital city administration decided to act against Imran Khan’s party for breaching regulations during the public event. The National Assembly Speaker issued production orders to permit the arrested members to attend parliamentary sessions, and the Parliament Lodges were designated as a sub-jail for the detained MNAs.
