BHAKKAR , April 19, 2023: A court in Bhakkar on Wednesday granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader in the checkpost attack case.
A senior civil judge issued the order when Mr Gandapur was produced before him by police amid tight security. During the hearing, police informed that the PTI leader was booked in the case for creating ruckus at the checkpost in Bhakkar Later, the judge approved his bail and directed him to submit surety bonds worth Rs50,000.
Meanwhile, the court has reserved its verdict on a separate petition filed by the Lahore police seeking Mr Gandapur’s transit remand as he was wanted to Racecourse police station in a terrorism case.
Announcing the verdict, the court handed over him to the Lahore police on one-day transit remand.
A day earlier, an anti-terrorism court in Sargodha cleared the PTI leader of terrorism charges, removing sections of terror law in a case registered against him.
The ATC judge announced the verdict after police produced the PTI leader in court and sought 14-day extension to his physical remand in the checkpost attack case.
Mr Gandapur had been brought to court after expiry of his three-day physical remand in the case. During the hearing, police said the vehicle used by the former minister in the attack was yet to be recovered. The PTI leader’s lawyer also submitted his arguments.
Later, the judge announced his reserved verdict, dropping terrorism charges against the political leader and handing him over to Bhakkar police on one-day transit remand.