Held PTI lawmaker granted bail.

KARACHI -- A judicial magistrate on Wednesday granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MPA Rabistan Khan, who was arrested for allegedly beating up a rival Pakistan Peoples Party candidate during the local government elections in Gulshan-i-Maymar on Sunday.

MPA Khan along with 50 to 60 party workers was booked for allegedly beating up PPP's Hilal Rehmani and his supporters outside a polling station after the polling had ended.

On Wednesday, the held lawmaker was produced from prison before judicial magistrate (West). His counsel moved an application seeking grant of post-arrest bail. After hearing arguments from both sides, the magistrate granted bail in...

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