MPA secures bail in hujra attack case

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) Member Provincial Assembly from PK-82 in Peshawar, Malik Tariq Awan, on Thursday secured interim bail from an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) to evade the arrest in a case instituted against him.

The MPA was booked recently for allegedly attacking the hujra or male guest house of Member National Assembly from NA-32 in Peshawar from Sunni Ittehad Council/Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Asif Khan.

The incident happened on Charsadda Road near the Faqirabad Police Station where the hujra and residence of the PTI lawmaker are situated. A case was registered against Malik Tariq accusing him of attacking the hujra of Asif Khan, beating up the security guard deputed there and firing into the air to create a scare. Later, sections relating to terrorism were added to the case. Malik Tariq moved the ATC to secure the interim bail in the case. The court granted him bail till May 11 and stopped police from arresting him.It is worth mentioning here that the police have already arrested five persons in the case and they are under physical remand.