Nai Baat journalist Nasrullah Khan granted bail
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 28 November 2018
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Nasrullah Khan Chaudhry, a journalist for Nai Baat, was granted bail by an anti-terrorism court in Karachi. He had been arrested for allegedly possessing banned literature.Summary
KARACHI – Journalist Nasrullah Khan Chaudhry, arrested earlier this month for allegedly possessing banned literature, has been granted bail.
Dawn.com reported that an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday accepted the bail.
The Counter-Terrorism Department alleges that the journalist, who works for Nai Baat newspaper was carrying literature on Afghan jihad and the Punjabi Taliban.
Dawn said that the journalist's lawyer, Advocate Muhammad Farooq, argued that the CTD did not have any proof against Chaudhry.
The court ordered the journalist to submit Rs100,000 as a bail bond.
KEY POINTS:
- Journalist Nasrullah Khan arrested for banned literature
- Bail granted by anti-terrorism court
- CTD failed to provide evidence against him
- Bail set at Rs100,000
- Defense lawyer argued lack of proof
