Man who hurled shoe at Sharif released on bail

Former seminary student was granted bail along with his two accomplices on Friday

Aformer seminary student who hurled a shoe at Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif last month has been released from prison on bail.

A judicial magistrate on Friday granted post-arrest bail to Munawar Hussain along with his two accomplices Abdul Ghafoor and Muhammad Sajid subject to furnishing surety bonds of worth Rs100,000 each.

“The suspects were released from the Kot Lakhpat Jail yesterday after they furnished surety bonds of worth Rs100,000 each [Dh3,176],” a jail official said.

Several members of the Tahreek-e-Labaik party greeted them outside the jail and chanted slogans against the PML-N government for not punishing those involved in making changes to the law of finality of Prophet Mohammad.

The party is also known for widespread street power and massive protests in opposition to any change in Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy law.

On Friday, a counsel for the accused argued that their clients did not belong to any political party nor had any political motive.