SC grants bail to SL team attacker

LAHORE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has granted bail to Malik Ishaq, the head of banned organisation Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Geo News reported Monday. Malik Ishaq was accused of planning an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009.

Ishaq had appealed to the SC to overturn the decision of the Lahore High Court (LHC) which had rejected his bail plea. The case was heard by Justice M.A. Shahid Siddiqui at the Lahore registry.

Malik Ishaq had been accused of plotting the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team while he was in prison.

According to the defense attorney, the chargers against Ishaq could not be proved and thus the court approved his bail.

The court has directed him to submit two separate security bonds worth Rs 500,000.

It is pertinent to mention here that Malik Ishaq was imprisoned prior of being accused of plotting the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team.