Court extends interim bail of Mirza till May 30

KARACHI: The Anti Terrorism Court on Tuesday extended interim bail of former Home Minister Sindh, Zulfiqar Mirza till May 30.

Mirza appeared before the ATC after his interim bail expired today. The court had granted bail to him till May 19 against surety bonds worth Rs100,000 each in the three pending cases against him.

Three cases have been registered against Zulfiqar Mirza under the Anti-terrorism Act 1997 over charges of attempting murder, attacking a police station and forcibly shutting down shops in a market in the Badin district.

Strict security measures were adopted on his arrival around the court. Heavy contingent of police and police commandos were deployed.

Police had also placed containers on the road leading to the court.