Overview
- An Additional District and Sessions Judge at the Karachi Central Sessions Court granted more time and kept Butt on interim bail until March 30 in the case over alleged desecration of Islamic symbols.
- A junior lawyer told the court that lead counsel Mian Ali Ashfaq was on official leave, and the judge ordered a formal application explaining the recurring absences.
- The complainant’s lawyer said Butt reached court an hour after the scheduled time and asked for bail cancellation, adding that the prosecution was ready to present evidence.
- Butt appeared before the court and remains free on interim bail in the case registered at Hyderi Market Police Station.
- Earlier coverage reported that Butt was assaulted by a group of lawyers at Karachi’s City Court after an argument escalated into a scuffle.