An Islamabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) granted on Monday post-arrest bail to human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari and Ali Wazir in a sedition case registered against them under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997.
They both were arrested on August 20 after their speech at the Pashtun Takhaffuz Movement (PTM) rally at Tarnol, Islamabad.
A first information report (FIR) was registered on the complaint of Inspector Mohammad Ashraf under Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) sections 124A (sedition), 148 (rioting, armed with a deadly weapon), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 153 (inciting to riot), 153A (promotion of enmity between groups), and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation).
Sections 7 (punishment for acts of terrorism) and 11 (power to order forfeiture) of the Anti-Terrorism Act read with Section 21i were included as well.
During the hearing today, ATC Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain heard the plea and approved post-arrest bail of Imaan and Wazir.
They have been granted bail against surety bound of Rs30,000 each.
