LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday granted pre-arrest bail to PTI leader Hafiz Farhat Abbas who was declared a proclaimed offender (PO) in various cases of the May 9 incidents.

Abbas appeared before the court along with his lawyer and sought pre-arrest bail in nine cases against him.

Judge Arshad Javed allowed the bail to the PTI leader till March 7, subject to furnishing surety bonds of Rs100,000.

Published in Dawn, March 1st, 2024

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