DUBAI : Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday approved bail for former Prime Minister Imran Khan in eight cases linked to the May 9, 2023, unrest, local media reported.
The charges stem from nationwide protests and violent attacks on government and military facilities that followed Khan’s arrest last year. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi and including Justices Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui and Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, heard the petitions before granting bail, according to Geo News.
However, Khan’s release from custody remains uncertain. He has been in prison since August 2023, serving sentences in a case involving state gifts and another related to £190 million. Several additional trials connected to the May 9 riots are still ongoing.
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