Jahangir Tareen gets interim bail in PTV, Parliament attack cases

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday approved interim bail for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen in PTV and Parliament attack cases.

Announcing the decision in the bail petition, the court accepted interim bail for Tareen and ordered him to submit Rs 0.1 million personal bond money.

Talking to media outside the court, Tareen denied meeting Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar, amid rumours that the latter may be joining PTI.

The cases

The ATC is hearing four cases – attack on the state television building, Parliament and SSP Junejo – against PTI and Pakistan Awami Tehreek leaders.

In August 2014, Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri took to streets in Islamabad against alleged rigging in 2013 general elections and Model Town sit-in. The protest continued for 104 days.

During the sit-in, the protesters beat up SSP Asmatullah Junejo on Constitution Avenue when they attacked the PTV headquarters and parts of the Parliament.

PTI's Shireen Mazari, Arif Alvi and Asad Umar get bail in 2014 dharna violence cases

Cases against them include attack on the PTV building, Parliament and the-then Islamabad SSP Operations Asmatullah Junejo

A case was then filed against Khan, Qadri and others for torturing the SSP and five other police officers.

PTI leaders Shireen Mazari, Arif Alvi and Asad Umar were granted bail in the cases earlier this year. The ATC also extended the interim bail of Imran Khan in the four cases in January.