LAHORE: A sessions court extended on Thursday the interim pre-arrest bail of PML-N MPA Saqib Chadhar and his wife - both of whom have been facing legal proceedings for allegedly harassing television actress Momina Iqbal - till July 13.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Nusrat Ali Siddiqi presided over the hearing, during which Chadhar appeared before the court along with his counsel, Mian Ali Ashfaq.

However, Chadhar’s wife did not attend the hearing, citing health reasons.

Judge Siddiqi, concluding the hearing, extended Chadhar’s and his wife’s bail, directed them to join the investigation initiated against them and instructed the prosecution to submit a progress report of the probe at the next hearing on July 13.

Published in Dawn, July 3rd, 2026