Islamabad: A top court of Pakistan on Wednesday extended till May 31 its order staying the arrest of the former prime minister. Imran Khan In any case registered against him after May 9.
The decision of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) came after the government’s counsel requested more time to provide information about the cases lodged against the 70-year-old Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief.
Khan was not present in the court. The court was hearing a plea by PTI seeking details of all cases filed against Khan. Khan’s party said the PTI chief has more than 100 cases registered against him across the country.
Dawn newspaper reported that the court accepted the request of the public prosecutor and adjourned the hearing till May 31.
In a major relief to Khan, the IHC on Friday granted him protective bail for two weeks in the case Al-Qadir Trust corruption case and restrained the authorities from arresting the former Prime Minister of Pakistan in any case registered anywhere in the country till May 15.
The court’s decision came a day after the Supreme Court termed Khan’s dramatic arrest from the IHC premises on May 9 as “illegal and illegal”.
Despite being granted bail on Friday, Vijay Khan returned to his Lahore home on Saturday after locking himself inside the IHC premises for hours fearing re-arrest.
The IHC on Wednesday ordered the release of PTI leaders Malika Bukhari and Ali Muhammad Khan, declaring their arrests “illegal”.
PTI leaders were arrested under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960 following violent protests in the country following Khan’s arrest.
The arrest of Khan by the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers at the IHC compound on 9 May sparked unrest in Pakistan. For the first time in Pakistan’s history, protesters stormed the Army Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi and set ablaze a corps commander’s house in Lahore.
Police put the death toll in the violent clashes at 10, while Khan’s party claimed 40 of its workers were killed in firing by security personnel.
Top military officials on Monday resolved to bring the arsonists who attacked civilian and military installations to justice through trial under the country’s relevant laws, including the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secrets Act.
Khan was ousted from power in April last year after losing a vote of no confidence in his leadership, which he alleged was part of a US-led conspiracy targeting him because of his independent foreign policy decisions on Russia, China and Afghanistan. was part of.
The decision of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) came after the government’s counsel requested more time to provide information about the cases lodged against the 70-year-old Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief.
Khan was not present in the court. The court was hearing a plea by PTI seeking details of all cases filed against Khan. Khan’s party said the PTI chief has more than 100 cases registered against him across the country.
Dawn newspaper reported that the court accepted the request of the public prosecutor and adjourned the hearing till May 31.
In a major relief to Khan, the IHC on Friday granted him protective bail for two weeks in the case Al-Qadir Trust corruption case and restrained the authorities from arresting the former Prime Minister of Pakistan in any case registered anywhere in the country till May 15.
The court’s decision came a day after the Supreme Court termed Khan’s dramatic arrest from the IHC premises on May 9 as “illegal and illegal”.
Despite being granted bail on Friday, Vijay Khan returned to his Lahore home on Saturday after locking himself inside the IHC premises for hours fearing re-arrest.
The IHC on Wednesday ordered the release of PTI leaders Malika Bukhari and Ali Muhammad Khan, declaring their arrests “illegal”.
PTI leaders were arrested under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960 following violent protests in the country following Khan’s arrest.
The arrest of Khan by the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers at the IHC compound on 9 May sparked unrest in Pakistan. For the first time in Pakistan’s history, protesters stormed the Army Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi and set ablaze a corps commander’s house in Lahore.
Police put the death toll in the violent clashes at 10, while Khan’s party claimed 40 of its workers were killed in firing by security personnel.
Top military officials on Monday resolved to bring the arsonists who attacked civilian and military installations to justice through trial under the country’s relevant laws, including the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secrets Act.
Khan was ousted from power in April last year after losing a vote of no confidence in his leadership, which he alleged was part of a US-led conspiracy targeting him because of his independent foreign policy decisions on Russia, China and Afghanistan. was part of.