An anti-terrorism court accepted the petition for exemption from appearance filed by the PTI chairman in the Jinnah House and other cases.
The court extended the exemption till Aug 11.
PTI chairman’s lawyer filed a one-day attendance waiver application in which he said that due to arrest, the PTI is filing the appeal today. He expressed hope that the PTI chief’s sentence would be suspended.
Barrister Salman Safdar claimed that the PTI chairman would enjoy his freedom soon because he had been appearing in court regularly.
The judge asked the lawyer why he was so optimistic about the hearing of the appeal and the suspension of the sentence. The petitioner’s lawyer said the PTI chairman wanted to appear in court but circumstances and events did not allow.
A production order was requested by Advocate Burhan Moazzam.
Farhad Ali Shah, the special prosecutor, argued that the law was crystal clear and requested the judge to deny the bail.
Meanwhile, the interim bails of Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry and Asad Umar in these cases were extended till Aug 17.
