The Islamabad High Court has directed Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan to cooperate in the investigation of a terrorism case filed against him for hurling threats at a female additional sessions judge,
A division bench of IHC headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah and comprising Justice Saman Riffat on Tuesday heard the petition filed by Imran Khan seeking dismissal of a terrorism case against him.
During case hearing, Chief Justice Minallah remarked that if a case was registered against somebody then he should participate in its investigation. When an investigation officer sends a notice, then it must be remembered that IO is state unto himself and if uniformed officers err somehow, court still respect them, CJ added.
chief justice directed Imran to appear before the IO, if latter had sent him notice.
Imran’s counsel Salman Safdar told the court that after including terrorism clauses in the FIR against him, other clauses too were inserted later.
He contended that the case against Imran was based on mala fide intention.
