PTM chief Pashteen gets bail in sedition cases

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen has been granted bail in two sedition cases, his lawyer says.

Bail applications in two other cases, also pertaining to sedition, are yet to be taken up, Pashteen’s lawyer confirmed to Dawn.

A court in Dera Ismail Khan district would take up the pending bail applications on Monday, defence counsel Farhat Afridi said.

“The court announced the reserved verdict today and ordered the release of Pashteen on bail in two cases,” PTM leader lawmaker Mohsin Dawar said.

The PTM leader was detained on January 27 in the Shaheen Town neighbourhood of Peshawar’s and sent to Peshawar Central Jail on a 14-day judicial remand.

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