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ISLAMABAD, (MANEND NEWS): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday granted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan interim bail in seven cases and restrained authorities from arresting him.
The former premier had approached the high court seeking protective bail in cases pertaining to clashes between PTI workers and police personnel during his earlier Federal Judicial Complex appearance.
PTI senior leaders Fawad Chaudhary, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Asad Umar, Sabtain Khan and party lawyers were present in large numbers inside the courtroom.
The former premier sought interim bail in seven cases for security concerns. Imran was accompanied by his two senior lawyers, Naeem Panjotha and Salman Safdar.
During the hearing, IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq questioned why the petitioner was trying to bypass the trial courts, to which his counsel Advocate Safdar stated that the former premier faced security threats.
Justice Farooq stated that law and order situations arose when thousands of people gathered outside courts, however, Imran’s lawyer argued that people came to the court on their accord and were not summoned by the PTI.
The lawyer continued that on March 18 they were at the judicial complex but were not allowed to enter. He added that Imran’s counsel will assist the court on events outside the trial court.
The judge remarked that the events that conspired on March 18 were wrong, and the court was aware that Imran faced potential threats.
Advocate General (AG) Islamabad Jahangir Jadoon stated that the PTI must cooperate with security authorities. He said that on March 18, the former ruling party brought four to five thousand people and the door of the judicial complex was broken.
AG Jadoon maintained that it was the PTI’s responsibility to control their followers, to which the IHC CJ questioned what the party was to do when the authorities were not providing them with security.
“Imran Khan has genuine security concerns,” the chief justice said, adding that the former premier had been attacked in the past.
Imran’s lawyer stated that in all the cases against him, the police were the plaintiff. He continued that he had “no objections” to going to the judicial complex if proper security was provided.
The lawyer added that security personnel was removed from around Imran.
Justice Farooq told the AG that he had “done wrong by removing the former premier’s security”.
The chief justice stated that he would pass an order on the matter and granted Imran interim bail in seven cases. He sought answers for why a former prime minister’s security was withdrawn.
The court also issued a notice to the incumbent government.
Crackdown on PTI workers
In a separate development, Islamabad Police reportedly attempted to arrest Ghulam Sarwar Khan. However, he managed to escape along with his caravan.
The police reportedly picked up the official photographer of the deposed prime minister Naumanji. As per reports, three other PTI workers were also transferred to the prisoner’s vehicle.
Several party leaders had reached the motorway toll plaza, while PTI supporters began gathering at the Rawalpindi toll plaza.
Earlier today, the IHC had adjourned a hearing requesting the provision of details for the cases registered against the PTI chief.
Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case, and Imran’s lawyers complained about the difficulty in reaching the court, to which the judge stated that he had to come through the same route and security was arranged for PTI leaders.
During the hearing, the federation government requested extra time to provide information.
The court adjourned further the case till Tuesday and ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Islamabad Police to inform the IHC about the number of cases pending against Imran by tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has summoned seventeen PTI leaders including the party chief, to join the investigation regarding the terror charges against them.
PTI Secretary General Asad Umar, Murad Saeed, Aamir Kiyani, Shibli Faraz and Ali Amin Gandapur are some of the leaders that have been summoned.