Capital courts grant Imran bail in 15 cases.

ISLAMABAD -- Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Friday got interim bail in 15 first information reports (FIRs) registered against him at 11 police stations of the federal capital in connection with the violence that occurred during his May 25 long march.

Mr Khan appeared in the east and west sessions court divisions of Islamabad and was accompanied by PTI leaders Asad Umar, Ali Nawaz Awan and Shahbaz Gill among others, besides his legal team and security staff.

Advocate Babar Awan and his son, Abdullah Babar Awan, represented the former prime minister before District and Sessions Judge (West) Kamran Basharat Mufti and Additional District and Sessions Judge (East) Abdul Ghafoor Kakar.

Heavy police contingent was deployed for the security of the former prime minister in the district courts.

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Judge Mufti took up petitions seeking bail in 10 FIRs registered at Aabpara, I-9, Kohsar, Karachi Company, Golra, Tarnol and Secretariat police stations whereas Judge Kakar heard pleas seeking bail in five FIRs registered at the Bhara Kahu, Sihala, Koral and Lohi Bher police stations.

The courts took a few minutes to grant him interim bail till July 6 against Rs5,000 surety bonds in each case. His legal team then completed the necessary requirements, including submission of bail bonds. Both the courts also summoned record from the relevant police stations and adjourned further hearing till the...