KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday granted bail to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader and Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar on four cases pertaining to May 12, 2007 tragedy.
According to details, the court also ordered the MQM leader’s release. However, it would require bails in three more cases for Akhtar to get out of jail.
Akhtar was arrested on July 19 on suspicion of sheltering and providing medical treatment to alleged militants and criminals besides facing charges of inciting riots. He was elected the mayor of Karachi in August and has been running his office from jail for which he had repeatedly said in the past that he should be granted bail in the interest of Karachi.
“If you think I have done something wrong, I should be granted opportunity for bail. I have appealed to both the chief justice of Pakistan and the chief justice Sindh High Court,” he said.
