Interim bail of PTI leaders extended in Radio Pakistan attack case
PESHAWAR: An anti-terrorism court here on Wednesday extended interim pre-arrest bail of three Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders recently named as accused in the May 2023 ransacking and torching of the Radio Pakistan building in Peshawar. Judge Wali Mohammad Khan fixed Nov 11 for the next hearing in the case as two other accused, including dysfunctional chief minister Sohail Afridi and PTI…
An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar has extended interim bail for three Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders accused in the May 2023 attack on Radio Pakistan's building. Judge Wali Mohammad Khan set the next hearing for November 11, while two other accused, Sohail Afridi and Amir Khan Chamkani, failed to appear. Afridi's lawyer claimed he was missing since October 11 when the emergency was imposed, while Chamkani's counsel said he was abducted by unidentified men in Peshawar on November 3.
The court had issued arrest warrants for the five accused on October 28, but they obtained bail a few days later. Afridi, Taimoor Saleem Jhagra, Kamran Khan Bangash, Irfan Saleem, and Amir Chamkani were initially not named in the FIR or charged in the earlier charge sheet. The court is currently handling 75 accused in the case.
Written by urgent.news from Dawn - Pakistan's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
