LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) granted pre-arrest interim bail until April 20 to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Umar Ayub in 5 cases related to May 9 riots.

The court directed Umar Ayub to furnish surety bonds of Rs. 50,000 in each case.

ATC Judge Arshad Javed heard the bail petitions filed by the PTI leader.

Umar Ayub, along with his counsel Babar Awan, appeared before the court during the proceedings.

Umar Ayub had approached the court for bail in five cases, including cases of attacking Jinnah House, Askari Tower, and torching Shadman Police Station.

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Earlier, Supreme Court(SC)  has ordered re-election in PB-50 Qila Abdullah constituency of Balochistan.

A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa heard the petition related to the election of PB 50 Qila Abdullah.

The Supreme Court invalidated the Election Commission of Pakistan’s order of re-voting at only 6 polling stations and said that re-polling should be conducted in the constituency as per the law.