PESHAWAR: Civil Judge Nowshera Abdul Wahab Qureshi on Tuesday granted bail to Awami National Party (ANP) central general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain in the case pertaining to the killing of a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) activist in Pabbi area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Nowshera district.

Iftikhar Hussain was arrested on Sunday after a young man was killed during clashes between PTI and ANP activists following the announcement of the Local Government polls results in the area.

The Nowshera court granted bail to Iftikhar against surety bonds worth Rs200,000.

Talking to reporters after his release on bail, Iftikhar Hussain said that, "A probe should be carried out to identify those who had pressurised the father of the deceased into adding my name in the First Information Report."

He added that he did not want any one else to be victimised like he was.

Talking about Inspector General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nasir Durrani's statement that First Information Report (FIR) was filed against the ANP central general secretary to "evacuate and protect him" from the clutches of the charged activists, Iftikhar said that police and Army personnel had risked their lives while trying to evacuate him.

"But the inclusion of my name in the FIR registered by KP police was beyond comprehension," he added.

ANP's Mian Iftikhar Hussain talking to mediapersons outside a court in Peshawar. — DawnNews screengrab

Know more: ANP's Mian Iftikhar Hussain arrested after killing of PTI activist

A clash between activists of ANP and PTI occured outside near residence of Mian Iftikhar Hussain in Pabbi area after the Saturday night announcement of the area's results of the Local Government polls held on Saturday.

A PTI activist, identified as Habibullah, died of gunshot wounds suffered during the clash. A case was registered against the veteran ANP leader and his guards on various charges including murder and attempted murder over the complaint of the deceased's father.

The situation in the area turned tense after police had arrested the former information minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Later during the day, the ANP leader was presented in court which remanded him in police custody for one day.

Also read: Named Mian Iftikhar in FIR under pressure, says slain PTI youth's father

On Monday, the father of the deceased PTI activist said in court that he was pressured into registering a case against Mian Iftikhar Hussain for the murder of his son.

During the hearing, the victim's father Sher Alam said neither the ANP leader, nor his guards, were involved in the murder of his son, and that he had been pressured into registering an First Information Report against Mian Iftikhar by "enraged protesters" during a clash between ANP and PTI activists.

"People put pressure on me. Neither Mian Iftikhar nor his guards murdered my son," he told Nowshera Judicial Magistrate Sheraz Tariq, adding that he was overcome by emotion at the time.

Take a look: Mian Iftikhar's arrest not politically motivated: Imran Khan

Imran Khan during a press conference on Sunday said that Mian Iftikhar’s arrest was not politically motivated.

The PTI chairman said the KP police was not under political influence, and that no one in the provincial government had ordered Mian Iftikhar’s arrest.

Khan said the police had acted on its own in accordance with the law, and “whatever their investigation concludes, we will accept that.”