An anti-terrorism court has extended the interim bails of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar and others in the May 9 incidents till September 2. The court on Thursday directed counsels for parties to argue their cases in the next hearing. The court reserved its decision on Fawad Chaudhry request for exemption from personal appearance. Meanwhile, Qureshi, who is vice chairman of the PTI, wrote a letter to caretaker premier Anwaarul Haq Kakar urging him to hold general elections within 90 days as enunciated by the Constitution. PTI leaders Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Asad Umar on Friday joined investigation into the May 9 violent incidents after an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in the provincial capital ordered them so. ATC Judge Ijaz Ahmed heard the interim bail application of both Qureshi and Umar related to the May 9 incidents in which both persons appeared before the court.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)