Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal minister for energy Hammad Azhar on Thursday got protective bail from Islamabad High court in the cases against his party’s long march in Lahore.

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Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Justice Athar Minallah heard the plea and granted bail to Hammad Azhar against surety bonds of Rs5000 and directed him to appear before the local court within 11 days.

Hammad Azhar along with his lawyer appeared before the high court.

In another case, Islamabad High Court has barred police from arresting former speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser.

The court has also directed the authorities to inform the court about the number of cases registered against Asad Qaiser by the people and the Federal Investigation Agency.

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The cases against the PTI leaders were registered following the recently held long march to Islamabad on May 25 which was called off by Imran Khan after hours of clashes between police and marchers.