PTI's Sheikh Waqas Akram gets transit bail from PHC

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) backed MNA Sheikh Waqas Akram on Monday granted transit bail from Peshawar High Court (PHC) in two cases.

The court directed Sheikh Waqas to submit a surety bond and directed him to approach respective court within 20 days.

Waqas Akram, backed by PTI, won the election for National Assembly constituency NA-109, Jhang II by securing 176,586 votes.

According to the unofficial result issued by the Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up was Mohammad Yaqoob Sheikh Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Candidate, who bagged 61,787 votes.

Overall voters’ turn-out remained 52.00 percent.