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New Delhi: The Pakistan Elections 2024 Results are yet to be announced and the vote counting for the same is underway. According to the provisional results as announced by the local media, no major party is getting a complete majority and Independent candidates are leading. As the official results of the Pakistan Polls by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is awaited, there is a big news update regarding Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the largest party in the previous elections. In the last few weeks, Imran Khan has been given multiple jail sentences and now, he has been given bail in 12 cases related to attacks on the Pakistani Army’s properties. Here’s what you need to know…

Imran Khan, His Aide Get Bail In 12 Cases

Former Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan was granted bail in 12 cases related to May 9 riots by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi, The Express Tribune reported. Additionally, Khan’s close aide and the former foreign minister of Pakistan, Shah Mahmud Qureshi was granted bail in 13 cases, the daily reported. Imran was also granted bail in the GHQ and Army Museum attacks, with the court requiring a PKR0.1 million surety bond in all 12 cases.

The bail applications were considered by ATC Judge Malik Ejaz Asif. The court ruled that there was no rationale for keeping the PTI founder in custody, and all suspects in the May 9 cases were granted bail. Imran and Qureshi were indicted as per charges on February 6. The duo was brought before the court, and the former prime minister informed the judge that he had been unjustly arrested on May 9 from the grounds of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), according to The Express Tribune.

Imran was booked in many cases relating to the rioting that erupted throughout the country on May 9, following his detention in a corruption case. The complaints filed in Rawalpindi included an attack on the gate of General Headquarters (GHQ), rioting at a sensitive institution’s office, and other incidents. He rejected the claims included in the cases’ first information reports (FIRs). The bail has been granted to Imran Khan at a time when the results of the Pakistan General Elections that took place on February 8 are highly anticipated.

(Inputs from ANI)

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