RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi police arrested five PTI workers today after they were granted bail by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) and were released in the May 9 cases.
Five PTI activists were re-arrested from outside Adiala Jail soon after their release under a 16 MPO order issued by the Rawalpindi deputy commissioner. They were released from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi last night after the suspects submitted their surety bonds.
The five suspects — Owais, Saifullah, Nasrullah, Kamran, and Waqas — were booked in the May 9 violence case registered at the New Tow Police Station. Yesterday the Supreme Court granted bail to 5 accused while the Anti-Terrorism Court Rawalpindi granted bail to 19 accused.
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Many Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and others were arrested after protests broke out across the country following Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
Justice Mandokhail during the hearing had observed that the authorities concerned were not arresting the “real terrorists” but were after those who take out political rallies. The apex court approved the bail in exchange for surety bonds of Rs50,000 each. It also directed the trial court to give a verdict without getting influenced.