Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan on Monday was granted protective bail in one case by Lahore High Court (LHC) while the hearing of the second is yet to commence, reported Dawn.
Marking an end to the hours-long ruckus created inside the court premises, the LHC approved Khan’s protective bail plea in a case pertaining to protests outside the Election Commission of Pakistan. He was booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) for allegedly threatening an additional sessions judge and senior police officers of the Islamabad Police, at a rally in the capital.
The FIR stated that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman threatened additional sessions judge Zeba Chaudhry and police officers at a rally to “terrorise” police officials and judiciary. The main aim of the intimidation was to prevent the police officers and judiciary from carrying out their legal obligations, said the FIR.
Imran has to attend two separate hearings. In the first, a two-judge LHC bench heard Imran’s plea for protective bail in a case registered against him in Islamabad. The court granted Imran protective bail till March 3, reported Dawn.
During the hearing of the case, Imran told the court that he respected the courts and added that his doctors had advised him against walking due to his leg injury, reported The Express Tribune.
“My party’s name is Tehreek-e-Insaf (movement for justice) and I expect the same from courts,” he added.
Khan was directed to appear before the court in person by Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh for hearing his protective bail petition in a case pertaining to protests outside the ECP, reported Geo News.
The LHC had noted the discrepancy in the documents last week during the hearing of a protective bail plea of Khan, who was unwilling to appear in court due to security concerns.
The PTI chief was summoned by the court when it had convened last week and noticed the discrepancy in the petition he had filed.
