RAWALPINDI: (HRNW) Police have released Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid from Adiala Jail on order of the high court on Thursday.
Upon his release, PTI leader Qasim Khan Suri tweeted, “King of the politics has returned.”
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday accepted the bail plea of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s strong supporter Sheikh Rashid.
The IHC pronounced the reserved verdict in a case against Rashid pertaining to leveling allegations against former president Asif Ali Zardari of plotting the assassination of Imran Khan.
The court ordered to release the former interior minister currently on judicial remand. A case was registered against him at Aabpara Police Station.
The decision was pronounced by Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani and bail has been granted to Rashid against the surety bond of Rs 50,000.
Pertinently, the AML chief was arrested on February 2 for leveling allegations against PPP’s Asif Ali Zardari that he has been plotting the assassination of PTI Chairman Imran Khan.