Sheikh Rasheed gets bail in Murree case

Sheikh Rasheed gets bail in Murree case. According to the details a local court in Rawalpindi on Saturday granted bail to Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed in a case registered against him by Murree police for manhandling a law enforcement officer during arrest.

Murree Judicial Magistrate Muhammad Zeeshan approved the bail of former interior minister against surety bonds worth Rs50,000.

The development comes a couple of days after a judicial magistrate and the district and sessions court turned down his bail petitions in a case related to murder plot allegations against former president Asif Ali Zardari.

Rasheed, who is a close ally of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, is currently detained at the Adiala Jail on 14-day judicial remand in another case registered against him for levelling allegations against former president Asif Ali Zardari.

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‘I’m blindfolded and my hands are bound’

A video posted on Rashid’s Twitter account showed him talking to reporters outside the court. “All they want is for me to switch loyalties,” he said ahead of the hearing.

As the hearing concluded, Rashid’s Twitter account posted yet another tweet.

He alleged: “They have decided to disqualify Imran Khan. They are telling me to leave Imran’s side. I was told that the provincial and central elections would be held together. When anyone comes to meet me, I am blindfolded and my hands are bound. They want to create another party from within the PTI. They did not investigate my cases.”