- Case filed for concluding rally past scheduled time: plea.
- Both demand transitionary bail to appear before court.
- Omar Ayub says Gandapur represents 40m people.
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday approved Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Omar Ayub, Asad Qaiser, Faisal Amin and Zartaj Gul's petitions seeking transitionary bail in connection with cases filed against them regarding the former ruling party's power show in Islamabad September 8.
Justice Shakeel Ahmed of the PHC heard the pleas and granted them bail till October 10.
In their petition, Omar and Qaiser said cases were filed against them and other party leaders by the Islamabad administration for ending the rally two hours after the scheduled time.
The petitioners said that they want to appear in the relevant courts and demanded for transitionary bail in this regard. The plea also said that they fear their arrest.
Omar, while speaking to media persons today, questioned the powers behind masked people entering the Parliament to arrest lawmakers.
"This does not work in a democracy. Ali Amin Gandapur is the chief executive of the province and he represents 40 million people," said the PTI leader.
The development comes after the Islamabad police launched a crackdown on PTI leaders including Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan and arrested them outside the Parliament House for allegedly violating the newly enacted public gathering law during the rally.
The Islamabad police said PTI leaders Omar and Zartaj would also be taken into custody.
Heavy contingents of police were deployed outside the parliament while all entry and exit routes to the Red Zone were also closed from D-Chowk, Nadra Chowk, Serena, and Marriott, except for Margala Road.
However, Ali Muhammad Khan was not taken into custody by the police when he departed from the parliament.
