Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and former Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid will be formally charged on March 2 by a district and sessions court in Islamabad for accusing former President Asif Ali Zardari of plotting an assassination attempt on Imran Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

The court has also ordered that the former interior minister’s appears before the judge on the said date.

Rashid requested the court to set March 15 as the date for indictment. However, the judge said that the high court has given its orders and the date cannot be extended.

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On Thursday, Rashid was granted bail in this case by Islamabad High Court (IHC).

The high court approved his application and passed an order to submit surety bonds worth Rs50,000.

Earlier, a district and sessions court of Islamabad rejected his bail, after which he approached the high court.

In the early hours of February 2, Rashid was arrested from his home in Islamabad and was later handed over to police on a two-day physical remand.

Rashid was also booked in another case in Karachi for allegedly using inappropriate language against Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari.