LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday granted post-arrest bail to 18 accused in the Jinnah House attack case, registered in connection with May-9 violence.
The court granted bail to the accused, including Shahbaz, Tanveer Haider, Muhammad Waseem Gull, Mukhtiar Shah, Farzana Sarwar, Hassan Mujtaba, Saif Ali, Farman Ali, Adnan Haider, Abadur Rehman, Mehmood Akhtar, Junaid Fazal, Muhammad Bilal, Shakirullah, Elven Masih, and Qadir Khan, and ordered them to furnish surety bonds of Rs 100,000 each for availing the bail relief.
However, the court dismissed bail petitions of six accused, Muhammad Mohsin Hassan, Zain, Haider Ali, Abdul Qayyum, Afnan Bhatti and Muhammad Ali Qureshi.
ATC Judge Arshad Javed announced the verdict after hearing detailed arguments of the parties.
The Sarwar Road police had registered a case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders and workers for attacking the Jinnah House, also known as the residence of corps commander Lahore, during May-9 violence.