LAHORE: A sessions court here Thursday confirmed pre-arrest bail of actor Saba Qamar and singer Bilal Saeed in a case of alleged desecration of Wazir Khan Masjid. Saba, clad in a veiled (abaya), and Bilal appeared before the court along with their legal team. Earlier, the investigating officer contended before the court that the complainant had not provided him the objectionable videos filmed in the mosque. The judge expressed his displeasure over the officer's performance and confirmed the bails of applicants. The court observed that the prosecution and the defence would now establish their case in the trial.

Akbari Gate police, following a court's direction, had registered an FIR against the duo under section 295 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) on an application of a lawyer. Complainant Farhat Manzoor Chandio pleaded that the culprits trampled upon the sanctity of the mosque by their act. On the other side, the defence counsel argued that the FIR was baseless and contrary to the facts.

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