Justice Farooq had warned of legal action if the PTI chief fails to appear in the next hearing (today) as Imran Khan opts to stay at Lahore
By Special Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will take up Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s plea for an extension in the interim bails in eight cases lodged against him in Islamabad, including the judicial complex riot case, today.
During the previous hearing, the court had extended interim bails of the PTI Chairman in eight cases till April 18. A two-member bench headed by the IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq will hear the bail pleas and the former prime minister’s request for exemption from attendance as he opts to stay in Lahore. During the previous hearing, Justice Farooq had remarked that legal action will be taken if Imran does not appear for the next hearing.
The ousted prime minister has maintained in the plea that more than “140 baseless fake cases” were registered against him by using state machinery, for political objectives. Khan’s lawyer Faisal Chaudhry had apprised the court that Imran was not coming to the court due to security concerns. It is to mention that the court had sought an answer from the federal government regarding security of the former premier as the government had withdrawn the security of the PTI chief.
