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Pakistan court grants bail to Imran Khan aide

Pakistan court grants bail to Imran Khan aide

ISLAMABAD: An aide to former prime minister Imran Khan was granted bail on Wednesday, a week after being arrested for allegedly harassing election commission officials.Fawad Chaudhry, who was information minister under Khan, had been arrested in a predawn raid on his home in the eastern city of Lahore.“A lower court in Islamabad granted bail to Fawad Chaudhry against surety bonds of Rupees 20,000, 20,000 ($75) and on condition that such words won’t be repeated again,“ a spokesman of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party told AFP.His lawyer Faisal Chaudhry confirmed the details to reporters outside court.Pakistan is facing overlapping crises including economic decline and a deteriorating security situation, with political chaos posing serious problems for the weak coalition government ahead of general elections due in October.Chaudhry was accused of having “harassed and intimidated” election commission officials and their families in televised comments, according to a police report s

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