ATC extends interim bail of PTI leaders in Jinnah House attack case

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday extended the interim pre-arrest bail of Punjab Assembly Member Ali Imtiaz Warraich and several other Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and workers in the Jinnah House attack case.

LAHORE, Jun 17 (APP): An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday extended the interim pre-arrest bail of Punjab Assembly Member Ali Imtiaz Warraich and several other Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and workers in the Jinnah House attack case.
ATC Judge Manzer Ali Gill conducted the proceedings and extended the interim bail of the accused till July 20. The court also directed the prosecution to produce the complete record of the case at the next hearing.
During the proceedings, the prosecution sought additional time to submit the case record. Accepting the request, the court instructed the prosecution to ensure production of the record at the next hearing and directed defence counsel to complete their arguments on the bail petitions.
PTI MPA Ali Imtiaz Warraich, Owais Younis and other party workers appeared before the court to mark their attendance.
The accused have sought pre-arrest bail in connection with the Jinnah House attack case. PTI women workers Syeda Fatima and Rukhsana Naveed are also among the petitioners seeking interim bail.
Other PTI workers who have filed pre-arrest bail petitions include Kamran Saleem, Hasnain Ali, Taqi Khan, Adnan Ali, Farman-ur-Rehman and Ammar Nadeem.
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