RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was released on Saturday when an anti-terrorism court granted bail in a case related to the attack on the office gate of a security agency building.
The court ordered a bond of Rs 200,000 from Rashid.
The hearing, presided over by Justice Malik Aijaz Asif, resumed after an adjournment and dealt with the former interior minister’s bail application.
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Without a prosecution presentation, Rashid’s lawyers, Sardar Abdul Razzaq Khan and Sardar Shahbaz, attended the hearing.
In an interaction with the media after his release, the AML chief expressed that he was not aware of current political developments while he was incarcerated.
