ATC grants bail to 17 lawyers in PIC attack case.

LAHORE -- An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday granted bail to 17 lawyers allegedly involved in the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) rampage case.

The court ordered for furnishing surety bonds of Rs 100,000 each to avail the relief.

ATC Judge Arshad Hussain Bhatta conducted the proceedings on bail applications, filed by the accused lawyers - Abdul Shakoor, Muhammad Shahbaz and others.

At the start of proceedings, the investigation officer submitted record of the case and stated that 25 lawyers had been identified through closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras footage so far and the process was under way for identification of the others.

Petitioners' counsel argued that the accused were not present on the place of occurrence...

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