Karachi: An anti-terrorism court (ATC-II) on Monday announced its decision to approve the bail plea of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Amir Khan, who was under custody on judicial remand.
According to sources bail was granted to the MQM leader until the next hearing of the case which has been scheduled for July 15.
Further the ATC-2 directed Amir to pay Rs1 million in surety bonds, adding that he cannot leave the country without permission.
The court also directed the MQM leader to cooperate with the police in the investigation and also restricted him from travelling abroad. The interior ministry has been informed about the court’s decision in black and white.
“MQM workers will continue to fight for Pakistan and its workers are true patriots,” said Amir Khan while speaking to the media men outside the ATC.
“Conspiracies have been made against the MQM ever since the party created,” he said, “But the workers are united under the leadership of Altaf Hussain”.
According to reports, lawyers of the MQM leader and party’s member national assembly (MNA) from Azizabad, Kunwar Naveed were also present in the court.
Earlier on Friday, the ATC had reserved its verdict on the bail plea of MQM leader Amir Khan.
The court reserved its verdict after listening to the arguments of the prosecution and defence.
The defence lawyers had contended before the court that none of the accused arrested from the MQM headquarters, nine-zero stated during investigation that Amir Khan directed them to carry out any terrorist activity.
Khan had been detained by Rangers when the paramilitary force raided MQM’s headquarters nine-zero on March 11, 2015.
Rangers had claimed that they had apprehended nearly half a dozen target killers during the raid – including Faisal Mehmood, aka Mota, who was condemned to death by a court over his involvement in the murder of television journalist Wali Khan Babar.
