ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday approved the protective bail of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s Special Assistant Attaullah Tarar.
In response to Tarar’s plea to ensure his security, the Acting Chief Justice IHC Justice Aamer Farooq issued a verdict ordering the police to not arrest the PML-N leader.
Tarar approached the IHC for protective bail following a case of violence against PTI workers registered against him on May 25, due to which the police raided his residence to arrest him on August 13. A first information report (FIR) was registered against him at Lahore’s Qila Gujjar Singh Police Station.
PM’s Special Assistant plead with the IHC to approve his application for protective bail.
Earlier, the Punjab Police conducted a raid at Tarar's house in the G-3 area of Johar Town. Police said the visit was for serving a notice to Tarar for appearing before an investigation team, but he was not found there.
Following the raid, Tarar, while taking to Twitter, called out Punjab Minister for Home and Prisons Hashim Dogar, asking what he wanted to prove by sending the police to his residence and harassing people. “Don’t go so far in defending the anti-national narrative,” he added.
The PML-N leaders had earlier announced that the Punjab government will launch an inquiry and probe the May 25 "crackdown" on the Azadi March participants. A committee was also formed by the party to oversee the matter.
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