Lahore court grants bail to JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, 3 others in connection with illegal land case

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Monday granted pre-arrest bail to Jamatud Dawa (JuD) chief and 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and three others in a case pertaining to the outfit's alleged illegal use of land for its seminary, according to the Pakistan media.

Dawn News reported that the ATC granted interim bail to the accused, that included Saeed, Hafiz Masood, Ameer Hamza, and Malik Zafar, until August 31 against surety bonds of Rs50,000 each.

During the hearing, the lawyer the accused said the JuD was not using any piece of land illegally and urged the court to accept bail pleas.

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