Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will appear before an Islamabad anti-terrorism (ATC)
court today (Thursday) to seek interim bail in a terrorism case.
The ex-PM was booked in a terrorism case by the federal capital police for hurling threats against top police officials and a female judge – who remanded his
aide Shahbaz
Gill into police custody.
On Monday, the ex-PM approached the Islamabad High Court which granted him protective bail till August 25.
The decision
was taken by the
PTI chairman
after a meeting of the party’s legal team.
Imran Khan’s counsel Babar Awan – in a video message – said they have decided to file an interim bail plea before the ATC.
He confirmed that the former premier will appear in person to seek bail from the court.
Earlier
Violation 144: PTI
leaders approach court for interim bail
Six Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Wednesday filed an application in the District and Sessions Court of Islamabad seeking interim bail in a case for defying section 144 in the federal capital on August 20.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s members Saifullah Niazi, Ali Nawaz Awan, Khurram Shehzad Nawaz, Faisal Javed Khan, Sadaqat Ali Abbasi and Dr Shahzad Waseem have requested the Sessions Court to grant interim bail to them in the said case.
A case was registered against 19 PTI leaders, including Imran Khan, for defying section 144 imposed in Islamabad on August 20, when the political party’s members rallied against the arrest of PTI leader Shehbaz Gill accused of treason.
A first information report was registered in the Aabpara Police Station on August 23 that had nominated the political party leaders for undermining the law.
