The Sindh High Court (SHC) has granted six-day protective bail to around 95 PTII activists, including its election candidates, in a case pertaining to staging a rally in Clifton and violence on Sunday.

A two-judge bench of SHC, headed by Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto, granted protective bail to around the applicants, including five women, against a surety bond of Rs30,000 each.

Observing that bail applications were being allowed without touching the merit of the case, the bench directed the applicants to surrender before the trial court/administrative judge of antiterrorism courts, Karachi within six days.

Meanwhile, police conducted raids in different parts of the city, particularly the South district, and arrested 18 more workers of the PTI for allegedly staging the Sunday violent rally.

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