A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday dismissed a bail application by Sabir Ali alias Saifullah, an alleged member of the defunct Jamiatul Mujahideen. The bench held that terrorist activities were on the rise and it would be highly prejudicial to the interest of society and the public at large to allow him bail, and directed the anti-terrorism court to expedite his trial.
The applicant was arrested on May 11, 2008. According to the prosecution, Saifullah, Muhammad Ali and Nasrullah, were allegedly involved in a blast outside the LHC building. Saifullah moved the petition before the LHC, as an anti-terrorism court rejected his bail application on May 24. The applicant took the plea that he was falsely implicated in the offence and deserved concession of bail. The deputy prosecutor general said Saifullah was not entitled to bail at this stage.