PTI's Raoof Hasan gets post-arrest bail in PECA act case

ISLAMABAD: A district and session court in Islamabad approved the post-arrest bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Raoof Hasan in a case registered under PECA act, ARY News reported.

As per details, the duty magistrate Abbas Shah heard the bail plea and granted post arrest bail to Raoof Hasan and other PTI activists against surety bonds worth Rs 50,000 each.

Earlier, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad handed over Raoof Hasan to CTD on a two-day physical remand in the anti-state propaganda case.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had presented Hasan before the ATC judge upon completion of his physical remand.

After hearing arguments, the ATC approved a 2-day remand of Hasan and handed him to CTD for further investigation.

Hasan was shifted to Adiala Jail on Tuesday late at night. The Adiala Jail administration has also confirmed the development.

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On July 22, Islamabad Police arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Raoof Hasan in the federal capital. The arrest was made at the party secretariat in sector G-8.

According to Islamabad police, law enforcement agencies conducted a raid on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretariat based on concrete evidence.

The police stated that the PTI Secretariat had been operating as the hub of an international disinformation network through its digital media center.

The raid was carried out following information provided by an international social media activist associated with PTI.

During the raid, the Islamabad police seized computers and records from the PTI central office, which are now part of the ongoing investigation.