Karachi:
A Karachi Court on Tuesday awarded guarantee to 12 workers in Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI), which was detained on charges of rebellion, stone pelvis and attacking police during a protestrally in the Metropolis on August 5.
The judicial magistrate for District East approved guarantee care, which was filed by defense attorneys and ordered the release of the defendants against bail bonds of RS5,000 each. Previously, the police had produced the defendant before the court and sought their physical custody for further interrogations.
According to the investigative officer (IO), the PTI workers had blocked the road under a rally led by senior party leaders, including Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Awab Alvi and Raja Azhar, on Hassan Square.
IO claimed that the protest became violent when the defendant pelted stones by law enforcement and attacked them with sticks and wounded a police officer identified as Aijaz.
IO requested physical custody of the defendants for verification of criminal items and added that several other suspects were still largely.
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However, the court rejected the police request and gave bail to all 12 accused who were identified as Nadir, Abdul Rafi, Sarfraz Jameel, Fida Rehman, Nabi Ahmad, Abdul Rashid, Muhammad Ibrahim, Younus Khan, Zar Wali, Muhammad Hanif, Sohail Ahmad Memon and Adnan.
Later, PTI Sindh -President Haleem Adil Sheikh visited the district court to meet the released workers. When he talked to media people in the apartment, he said the bail order was a victory for truth and justice.
The protest at Hassan Square was peaceful and that FIR, which was registered against party workers, was produced, he claimed. “The police used relay charging and fired shells on peaceful protesters,” he claimed, adding that his name was not included in FIR, but was later deployed in custody.
He repeated the party’s decision to continue the protest movement until PTI founder Imran Khan has been released from prison. “The frustration among the youth is growing with every day that goes on. Continued imprisonment of Imran Khan is not in the country’s interest,” he added.
