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Islamabad Court Grants Bail to Former Senator and 95 Others in AJK Protest Case

From Dawn · () English

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At a glance

News Named sources In the courts
  • An Islamabad anti-terrorism court granted post-arrest bail to all 96 people arrested in a case related to a protest over unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The case alleges that former senator Mushtaq Ahmad led a crowd, made incendiary speeches, forced shops to close and chanted slogans against government institutions.
  • The court approved bail against surety bonds of Rs5,000 for each suspect.

An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad granted post-arrest bail on Monday to former senator Mushtaq Ahmad and all 95 other people arrested in connection with a protest case linked to unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

The first information report was registered at Islamabad’s Shalimar Police Station on July 31 under terrorism-related provisions. It alleged that Ahmad led a crowd of around 400 to 500 people in Sector F-10.

incendiary

· Prosecution allegations in the FIRThe case alleged that Mushtaq Ahmad made incendiary speeches over loudspeakers during the protest.

The former senator was also accused of making “incendiary” speeches over loudspeakers, forcing shops to close and chanting slogans against “current government institutions”.

ATC Judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain heard the suspects’ bail applications on Monday and approved them against surety bonds of Rs5,000 each. Advocate Imran Shafiq represented Ahmad and Razi Tahir, while Public Prosecutor Raja Naveed Hussain Kayani appeared for the prosecution.

current government institutions

· Prosecution allegations in the FIRThe FIR accused the protesters of chanting slogans against current government institutions.
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