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IHC grants protective bail to TikToker booked following stampede at wedding event

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday granted protective bail to TikToker Muhammad Ansar Jatt, alias “Mr Pattlo”, after a stampede at his mehndi (henna) event in Sialkot claimed two lives. Jatt had announced holding a mehndi event and prize-distribution ceremony at Faraz Cricket Ground on Daska Road on Friday night; however, with hundreds gathered at the site, a stampede occurred when the stadium gates opened, killing two and injuring 18 people. Subsequently, a first information r