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Temporary bail for Asad Umar in the vandalism case is extended

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Asad Umar, a former federal minister, had his interim bail extended by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday in connection with a vandalism case at the Shadman police station in Lahore, according to ARY News.

According to specifics, the court also granted the former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) secretary-general’s request for an exemption from court presence, which he requested through his attorney.

Asad Umar, the former leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), had his temporary bail

revoked by a court earlier.

A no-show resulted in the cancellation of a former federal minister’s temporary bail in an arson case filed at the Shadman police station in Lahore. Muhammad Naveed Iqbal, the ATC Judge, issued the directives.

In a subsequent protest and vandalism case, Asad Umar, Faisal Javed, and other PTI founders were cleared by a District and Session Court of Islamabad.

May 9 Riots
After the PTI founder was taken into custody on May 9 on the grounds of the Islamabad High Court, protests broke out all throughout Pakistan.

Due to the party workers’ agitation over their chairman’s detention, protests were staged in both major and distant cities. Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad summoned the armed forces to maintain peace and order.

PTI workers attacked Army facilities and the Corps Commander’s residence in Lahore during a protest.

It is important to note that Asad Umar, the former finance minister, retired from politics and left Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on November 11, 2023.

“I have chosen to leave politics after more than ten years in public life,” Asad Umar, who joined the PTI in 2012, stated in his retirement statement.

“I disagree with the policy of confrontation with state institutions,” he declared. He said, “Such policies are not in the national interest and result in a serious collision with institutions.”

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Senior government officials, including Industries Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain, attended the meeting.

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GHQ Attack Case: Prosecution Seeks Bail Cancellation of CM KP & Other Accused, Indicts 9 More

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25 defendants, including PTI officials, have non-bailable arrest warrants issued by the Anti Terrorism Court of Rawalpindi for their failure to show up for court proceedings related to the GHQ attack case.

Judge Amjad Ali Shah added nine more suspects to the GHQ attack indictment list during today’s ATC Court sessions, bringing the total to 98.

Among the 61 defendants who appeared in court were Shah Mehmud Qureshi and the founder of the PTI.

Among those charged are Khadim Hussain Khokhar, Mehr Mohammad Javed, Chaudhary Asif, Zakir Ullah, Azeem Ullah, Shireen Mazatri, Major Retired Tahir Sadiq, and former MPA Rashid Hafeez.

A plea to cancel the bail of 23 suspects, including Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has also been filed by the prosecution side.

In the GHQ attack, there were 119 accused in total.

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