LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday granted post-arrest bail to six accused in the Jinnah House attack case of the May 9 riots.
The court directed the accused to furnish surety bonds of Rs200,000 each for availing the relief of bail.
ATC Judge Khalid Arshad heard the post-arrest bail petitions of the accused and announced the verdict upon completion of arguments by the parties. The court allowed post-arrest bail petitions of Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Rashid Bhatti, Mian Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Mujahid, Imran Ali and Muhammad Irfan. The Sarwar Road police had registered a case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders and workers on charges of attacking Jinnah House (residence of the corps commander Lahore) during the May 9 riots.