A session court in Lahore Monday granted bail to PML-N leader Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar and other party leaders and workers for damaging public order by “causing trouble for citizens, blocking roads, unnecessarily using loudspeakers and microphones and violating coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs)” in the run-up to the October 16 rally of the Pakistan Democratic Movement in Gujranwala, reported 24News HD TV channel.

Additional Session Judge Malik Muhammad Asif confirmed the bail of 14 individuals and directed them to file the surety bonds worth Rs100,000 each.

Capt (R) Safdar, Malik Saiful Mulook Khokhar, Mirza Javed, Ali Pervaiz Malik, Col(r) Mubahsir Javed and Rana Mubashir appeared before the court for the bail hearings.

Reporter Shaheen Attique