Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi get bail in cases linked to May 9 riots

Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi were granted bail in cases linked to the May 9 riots by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi on Saturday.

Former premier and PTI founder Imran Khan was granted in 12 cases linked to the May 9 riots while the former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was granted bail in 13 cases.

ATC Judge Malik Ejaz Asif heard the bail pleas.

PTI founder 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. 

During today’s hearing the court remarked that there was no justification to keep the PTI founder under arrest and all accused in May 9 cases are on bail.