SHC accepts bail of Haleem Adil in two cases

KARACHI (92 News) - The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday has accepted bail of Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Shaikh in two cases of rioting and terrorism.

The SHC ordered the accused to deposit surety bonds of Rs0.2 million for each case. The two cases pertains to attack on police and interference in government duties and disruption.

On March 13, the SHC had issued notices to the Prosecutor General Sindh and others to file their comments on the bail petition of Haleem Adil Shaikh in two cases.

The opposition leader approached the SHC after an anti-terrorism court had rejected his bail pleas.

One of the two cases pertains to attempted murder, interference in government duties and disruption during an anti-encroachment drive while the other was related to violence, firing and causing terror during the by-polls in Karachi’s PS-88.