High court suspends detention of 150 Tehreek-i-Insaf members under MPO

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday suspended the orders of authorities to detain around 150 leaders and workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in the province under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance. A bench consisting of Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim and Justice Sahibzada Asadullah declared that the petitioners, who had been kept in different prisons, should be freed if they’re not required in any other cases and that each of them should produce two surety bonds each of Rs200,000 for their release. Most petitioners belong to Peshawar, Swabi, Kohat, Mardan and Nowshera districts. The bench fixed May 30 for hearing into around 150...