by Press Trust of IndiaFormer Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared before an anti-terrorism court here on Friday and got his anticipatory bail extended till June 13 in three cases including the attack on the residence of a top army commander in Lahore.
The 70-year-old Khan, who appeared before the ATC Lahore amid tight security, reiterated that he was facing a “serious threat” to his life.
Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Party The PTI activist also appeared before the Lahore High Court to seek extension of his bail in the murder case of Zile Shah. The Lahore High Court has extended his bail till June 6 in this case.
“At the ATC, Judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar questioned why he (Khan) was not joining the investigation of the case relating to the attack on the Lahore Corps Commander’s House, also known as Jinnah House. Khan told him that he had to There is a grave danger to life.” a court official told PTI after the hearing.
“He (Khan) said that he had requested the investigators to allow him to join the probe through a video link, which was denied. The judge, however, directed him to join the probe And extended his bail till June 13.
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Violence erupted across Pakistan on 9 May when cricketer-turned-politician Khan was arrested by the National Accountability Board (NAB) from the premises of the Islamabad High Court in a corruption case. Khan was released on bail two days later.
More than 20 military installations and government buildings, including the military headquarters in Rawalpindi, were damaged during the mayhem of 9 May, which has been called the “Black Day” in Pakistan’s history.
Over 100 vehicles of police and other security agencies were also set on fire during the violence, in which more than 10 people were killed.
However, Khan said that more than 25 PTI workers were killed in the violence and law enforcement agencies arrested more than 10,000 PTI workers across Pakistan. Of them, 4,000 are from Punjab.
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