Pakistan court grants bail to 10 MPs linked to jailed ex-PM Imran Khan
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Islamabad: An anti terrorism court in Pakistan granted bail Monday to 10 lawmakers from jailed former prime minister Imran Khan s party, an AFP journa...
Islamabad: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan granted bail Monday to 10 lawmakers from jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party, an AFP journalist witnessed.
At least 30 people from Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party -- including the 10 MPs -- were remanded in custody last Tuesday, two days after they led a major rally in the capital, Islamabad.
The anti-terrorism court granted them bail of 30,000 rupees ($100).
PTI has faced a sweeping crackdown since Khan was jailed in August last year on a series of charges he says are politically motivated and designed to keep him from power.
The 10 MPs, some detained at their offices in the National Assembly, were charged under a new protest law and the anti-terrorism act.
