Interim bail of Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan, Azam Swati and Fawad Chaudhry extended
Pakistan
The hearing was conducted by Special Anti-Terrorism Court judges Arshad Javed and Manzar Ali Gul. Former federal minister Asad Umar appeared before the court after the expiry of his interim bail
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Lahore Anti-Terrorism Court on Friday extended interim bail until February 13 for several individuals, including Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan, Azam Swati, and Fawad Chaudhry, in cases related to the arson and violence of May 9.
The hearing was conducted by Special Anti-Terrorism Court judges Arshad Javed and Manzar Ali Gul.
Former federal minister Asad Umar appeared before the court after the expiry of his interim bail period.
Counsel for Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan, and Fawad Chaudhry filed applications seeking exemption from personal appearance. The court approved the exemption requests for Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan, and also granted a one-day exemption from appearance to Azam Swati and Fawad Chaudhry.
Jamshed Cheema, Musarrat Jamshed, Sheikh Imtiaz, and others also appeared before the court. The court extended their interim bails until February 13, and summoned their counsels to present arguments at the next hearing.
Later, Asad Umar told the media that Shah Mahmood Qureshi is innocent in five cases.
He said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has proven that it is a political party, while the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) has shown that it no longer has any real connection with politics.
The PML-N did not come to power through votes, and if it had, it would have been concerned about the problems faced by the public, he added.
Commenting on regional affairs, Asad said the situation in Iran is currently very serious, and that Pakistan has played a very positive role regarding Iran.
In a country like Pakistan, there is no solution other than democracy, stressing that all sides must once again sit together and formulate a new charter of democracy.
