ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad on Friday granted bail to 250 individuals in connection with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests held on November 26.
The bail was granted in 13 cases filed across 10 police jurisdictions in the federal capital. The court or-dered those granted bail to submit surety bonds of Rs 5,000 each.
However, the court rejected the bail applications of 150 other accused individuals involved in the same protests.
Around 18 detainees linked to the Bani Gala case were granted post-arrest bail. In a case registered at Kohsar Police Station (case number 1033), the court denied bail to all accused, while 43 individuals in another related case were granted bail. In other cases, nine individuals in the Shahzad Town police case were granted bail, while one plea was rejected. At Noon Police Station, 17 individuals secured bail, but one bail application was denied.
The Aabpara police case saw 70 individuals granted bail, with 25 applications rejected. In the Margalla police station case, 13 individuals received bail, while two bail pleas were dismissed.
Meanwhile, the court denied bail to 120 individuals linked to two Secretariat police cases, but granted bail to 10 others.
Bail applications from other police stations, including I-9, Shams Colony, and Sihala, largely saw approv-al, leading to a mixed outcome for PTI members involved in the protests. –Agencies