Shahbaz Gill

Shahbaz Gill, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was granted protective bail by the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday till January 24 and the public prosecutor was asked for information regarding the cases that had been filed against him.

The PTI leader begged the court to give him information regarding the cases brought against him in his petition.

Judge Tariq Saleem Sheikh of the LHC heard the matter. When questioned, the federal government’s attorney informed the court that the PTI leader had no cases filed against him with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

However, one case was filed against Gill, but the prosecutor said it would take time to provide further information about it.

In the meanwhile, the court granted protected bail to the PTI leader in exchange for surety bonds of Rs. 5,000 and ordered the deputy attorney general to produce information on the charges brought against Gill by Monday.

IHC

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) earlier today rejected Gill’s request for a stay of proceedings in the sedition case brought against him, despite the fact that he already faces sedition accusations.

The PTI politician was detained on August 9 from Banigala Chowk on suspicion of stirring up public mutiny against the Pakistan Army’s ranks and files during a TV broadcast.

He was imprisoned for more than a month after being charged with sedition and attempting to reclaim weapons. But on September 15, following numerous attempts to be released, he was granted bail by the IHC in the sedition case.

Under Sections 124-A (sedition), 505 (statements conducing to public mischief), and the Pakistan Penal Code, the case against Gill has been filed at the Kohsar Police Station.

While the party leader was being held in detention, the PTI kept on asking for his release on bail, claiming that he was being subjected to humiliation, torture, and sexual abuse by the police.