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Summary A Peshawar court granted bail on Monday to a US citizen said to have been working for a private security company and detained after he outstayed his Pakistani visa.
His bail application has been accepted, the judge said in his order. An earlier bail plea by DeHaven was rejected last week, but the grant of bail came after an appeal and followed a lower courts extension of his judicial remand until March 18.The US national has been ordered to submit a surety bond of Rs 2 million. His release orders will be issued soon after furnishing the surety bonds, a court official said. DeHaven has been ordered not to leave the area without informing police until his case is concluded, the official added.According to police, DeHavens Pakistani visa had expired in October, and that he was working for security contractor Catalyst Services, providing security and accommodation to foreigners working on development projects in the region.
