LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Friday granted interim pre-arrest bail to five suspects and denied to as many other suspects in the Jinnah House attack case.

Judge Arshad Javed also confirmed the pre-arrest bail of PTI leader Shunila Ruth, Punjab Bar Council’s member Zameer Jhedu, Advocate Muhammad Akram, Shameen Shahid and Nosheen Shahid in the same case.

The judge dismissed the pre-arrest bail of Umar Maqsood, Azhar Hussain, Umar Jawad Khalid, Aqeel Ahmad and Amjad Suhail.

Amjad tried to flee the court, but the police arrested him.

Those five who were granted bail include three women.

The judge also extended pre-arrest bail of 26 other suspects till Sept 10 and directed them to join the police investigation.

Sarwar Road police had registered a case against PTI leaders and workers for attacking and vandalising the corps commander house of Lahore during the protests of May 9 last year against the arrest of former premier Imran Khan.

Published in Dawn, August 10th, 2024