ATC accepts bail plea of Sheikh Rashid

RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday confirmed the bail plea of Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rashid in the May 9 unrest case. On completion of arguments from both sides, ATC Judge Malik Asif Ijaz accepted the bail plea of the former interior minister and asked to submit a surety bond of worth Rs 200,000. Rashid had been taken into custody from outside the courtroom on January 16, 2024, after his interim bail application was rejected in a case of an attack on the state building during the May 9 incidents.