PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court on Monday granted transit bail to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Hammad Azhar in 51 cases and directed him to appear before the relevant courts within a month.

Mr Azhar, who has been in the hiding for past several months, appeared before PHC Chief Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan seeking relief from arrest.

Mr Azhar’s counsel Ali Zaman Advocate informed the court that there were several cases registered against his client in Lahore, Wah Cantt, Ralwapindi, Faisalabad and other cities.

Mr Zaman said that they knew about 51 FIRs registered against Mr Azhar, adding that there could be even more.

The court asked Additional Advocate General Inam Yousafzai as to how much time they could give to Mr Azhar as he was facing many cases in several cities. However, the AAG said that court could give whatever time it deemed fit. Upon this, the court approved the transit bail of Mr Azhar and directed him to appear before relevant courts within a month.

The court also directed him to furnish two sureties each of Rs100,000.

Published in Dawn, April 2nd, 2024