P
ESHAWAR, Dec 09 (APP):Peshawar High Court on Monday granted tr
ansit bail to several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including opposition Ieader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub.
Justice Sahibzada Asadullah heard the bail plea
of Omar Ayub, whose counsel argued that multiple cases had been filed against Ayub in Islamabad and Punjab, making his court appearances challenging due to fear of arrest.
The court granted him tr
ansit bail until January 8 and directed him to appear before the relevant courts.
Similarly, Justice Asadullah also approved a 20-day tr
ansit bail for PTI leader Umair Niazi, instructing him to appear before the concerned courts.
Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Ishtiaq Ibrahim presided over hearings for tr
ansit bail applications from other PTI leaders, including Shandana Gulzar, Arbab Amir Ayub, Asif Khan, and Arbab Sher Ali.
During the proceedings, Omar Ayub submitted an additional plea, claiming he had been arrested in Rawalpindi during a previous court appearance despite holding protective bail.
The court granted him tr
ansit bail until January 9 in a Faisalabad case while extending the earlier tr
ansit bail in other cases until January 8.
Advocate Moazzam Butt informed the court that his clients faced cases in Islamabad and Faisalabad, which were lodged following the D-Chowk protest.
He also mentioned that Arbab Sher Ali was out of the country when the charges were filed against him.
After confirming that all the applicants were elected members of the National Assembly, the Chief Justice granted Shandana Gulzar, Arbab Sher Ali, Arbab Amir Ayub, an
d Asif Khan a three-week tr
ansit bail to enable them to appear in relevant courts.
