Imran Khan booked in terror case, grants protective bail

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Anjali Sharma

GG News Bureau

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, 23rd August. Pakistan former Prime Minister and Cricketer Imran Khan on Sunday was booked on under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (punishment for acts of terrorism) over his comments at the rally, according to a local newspaper Dawn reported.

Local media reports said that the Islamabad High Court on Monday granted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Mr. Khan protective bail till Thursday in a terror case registered against him for “threatening” a female judge and senior police officers at a public rally.

Khan’s lawyers Babar Awan and Faisal Chaudhry had filed a petition in the high court seeking pre-arrest bail on his behalf, court papers stated.

Two-member bench comprised justices Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Babar Sattar took up the petition and asked about the objections raised by the registrar’s office.

His lawyer Mr. Awan informed the court that an objection pertaining to approaching the relevant forum was raised on the plea.

Justice Kayani remarked that an objection pertaining to biometrics was also raised.

Awan claimed that Khan’s Banigala residence has been “surrounded” and that “he cannot even approach the relevant court.”

Dawn reported that Lawyer Awan urged the bench to grant Khan protective bail so that the relevant forum could be approached.

He added that “If the court wants to use its authority to grant pre-arrest bail, it’s your jurisdiction,”.

Justice Kayani observed that the relevant forum was the anti-terrorism court and ruled out the possibility of the high court granting Imran pre-arrest bail at this point.

The court granted Khan protective bail till Thursday and directed him to approach the relevant court by then.

Imran Kan’s party PTI supporters gathered in other cities of the country to register their protest against the former premier’s possible arrest.

The reports regarding the issuance of arrest warrants against former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan surfaced on social media, scores of his supporters across the country protests in streets on Monday.

PTI leaders Fawad Chaudhry, Hammad Azhar, Asad Umar, Murad Saeed, Omar Ayub Pervaiz Khattak and thousands of party workers reached Bani Gala, Khan’s private residence in Islamabad, and held a sit-in to obstruct the PTI Chairman’s arrest.

According to media reports, in Lahore, scores of PTI supporters gathered at Liberty Chowk and staged a protest.

The protests were also held in Gujranwala, Sialkot, and Faisalabad.

Geo News reported that PTI supporters launched a protest at Shahrah-e-Faisal near Insaf House, however, after registering the protest, supporters dispersed in Karachi.

PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said: “Imran Khan is present in Bani Gala, however, hundreds of PTI supporters have reached here and thousands of supporters are heading towards Bani Gala.” during the protest outside Bani Gala.,

Former Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak reached Bani Gala said, “Nobody can arrest Imran Khan”.

The sources told Geo News hours after the registration of the case, that additional police force has been deployed outside Bani Gala and the road leading to Imran Khan residence has been closed for unauthorized people, allowed only people close to him and the residents of the area to enter.

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