Shahbaz Gill released on IHC orders in treason case

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - PTI leader Shehbaz Gill was released from Adiala Jail on the orders of the Islamabad High Court in the treason case.

On his release, he was accorded a rousing welcome by a large number of PTI workers. 

Earlier, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday granted him bail and ordered to release him after furnishing the surety bonds worth Rs500,000.

During the hearing, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah remarked that the court does not accept treason. "Tell us whether a complaint was registered from the armed forces? Can they be affected by such careless statement?"

Salman Safdar, counsel for the accused, and Prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi presented the arguments.

The prosecutor said that Shahbaz Gill had not instigated a single person to rebellion, but all of them.

Salman Safdar said that Shahbaz Gill had talked about a political party. "A part of the statement has been excluded from the context. The complainant is not the affected party," he maintained.

Meanwhile, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court will hear a petition against the re-remand of Shehbaz Gill on September 16. The petition was field by Shahbaz Gill.