An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad on Friday granted bail to 250 people in connection with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests held on November 26.
Bail was granted in 13 cases filed in 10 police jurisdictions in the Federal Capital. The court ordered those granted bail to submit sureties of Rs 5,000 each.
However, the court rejected the bail applications of 150 other defendants involved in the same protests.
Some 18 detainees linked to the Bani Gala case were granted bail after their arrest. In a case registered at Kohsar police station (case number 1033), the court denied bail to all the accused, while in another related case, 43 persons were granted bail.
In other cases, nine people involved in the Shahzad city police case were granted bail, while one plea was rejected. At the midday police station, 17 people were granted bail, but a bail application was denied.
In the Aabpara police case, 70 people were granted bail and 25 applications were rejected. In the case of Margalla police station, 13 persons were granted bail, while two bail applications were rejected.
Meanwhile, the court denied bail to 120 people linked to two Secretariat police cases, but granted bail to 10 others.
Bail applications from other police stations, including I-9, Shams Colony and Sihala, were largely approved, leading to mixed results for PTI members involved in the protests.
PTI presents two key demands in second round of talks
The second round of talks between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the government has begun, with the opposition party putting forward two of its main demands: the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the events of May 9 and on November 26. , as well as the release of all political prisoners, including the party’s founding president, Imran Khan.
A PTI delegation arrived at Parliament House for talks, which included prominent party figures such as Omar Ayub, Raja Nasser Abbas, Asad Qaiser, Sahibzada Hamid Raza and Salman Akram Raja, Express News reported.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur also joined the delegation soon after. The negotiation committee was chaired by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.
Other key participants include Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Irfan Siddiqui, Rana Sanaullah and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Naveed Qamar, along with Aleem Khan, Farooq Sattar and Ejaz. -ul-Haq and Khalid Magsi.
During the meeting, the PTI representatives reiterated their demand for the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the events surrounding the May 9 protests and the November 26 sit-ins.
The party also called for the immediate release of Imran Khan and all other detained PTI members and workers.
Asad Qaiser, speaking to the media, acknowledged that the negotiation process could be prolonged and noted that progress in the first two meetings had been limited. “We will listen to the government and present our case,” he said.
