Imran gets protective bail from LHC in NAB, terrorism cases

Seems in court docket with out typical ‘protocol’ n Court docket adjourns listening to on contempt petition by PTI chief in opposition to Zaman Park operation n Stops NAB from harassing Imran Khan n IHC additionally grants bail to ex-PM until April 6 in homicide case n ECP summons Imran, Umar, Fawad in contempt case immediately.

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD    –    Chairman Pakistan Teh­reek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan yesterday received main aid from courts because the Lahore Excessive Court docket granted him protecting bail until March 27 in two terrorism cas­es registered in Islamabad, whereas 10-day protecting bail in two of the NAB instances.

In the meantime, the Lahore Excessive Court docket adjourned the listening to on the contempt petition filed by Imran Khan in opposition to the Zaman Park operation, looking for re­sponse from the IG Punjab and different events.

Greater than 90 instances have been registered in opposition to Chairman Pa­kistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan in several cities of the nation, which embody terror­ism, arson, interference in gov­ernment issues, incitement and different provisions.

On Tuesday, Imran Khan ap­peared within the Lahore Excessive Court docket to hunt protecting bail in numerous instances. Imran Khan first appeared within the court docket of Justice Tariq Sal­eem Sheikh earlier on Tuesday, for listening to on the applying filed by PTI in opposition to the police operation in Zaman Park.

Throughout the listening to of the case, the lawyer of the Punjab govern­ment expressed no-confidence in Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh. The Assistant Advocate Gen­eral requested that the case be transferred to a different court docket. The court docket expressed its displea­positive on the Assistant Advocate Common and stated, “You should not have confidence within the court docket, that is an earlier choice, if such factor occurs once more sooner or later, the court docket will take con­tempt of court docket motion.”

Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh additional remarked that motion could possibly be taken by taking a suo motu discover, this case was al­prepared in proceedings, the court docket had already issued the order on this regard, “You shouldn’t in­sult the judiciary,” remarked Justice Tariq Saleem.

We now have repeatedly given you notices for furnishing document of the instances, however you might be asking for extra time. It’s a trendy age of WhatsApp, you’ll be able to ask for a replica via WhatsApp,” he maintained. Throughout the hear­ing, Imran Khan got here to the podium and stated that an opera­tion was performed at his home regardless of the court docket orders. Imran stated that he was in Islamabad when the police launched an operation at his residence whereas his spouse was alone on the home.

Imran stated within the court docket that his spouse screamed when the po­lice broke the windowpanes. 

Imran Khan stated, “In the present day, I’ve reached the court docket secretly with none convoy, I’ve are available in an unidentified automotive.” He stated that he was stopped by putting boundaries in Islamabad in order that he couldn’t attain the court docket.

The court docket directed the general public prosecutor to look with in­structions associated to the Zaman Park operation. Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh remarked, “We now have to behave in accordance with the regulation, we solely speak concerning the regulation”. The court docket later adjourned the hear­ing on the contempt petition until immediately looking for response from the IG Punjab and different events.

NAB CASES:

Later, the LHC granted protec­tive bail to Imran Khan for 10 days in opposition to the NAB notices. 

A two-member bench head­ed by Justice Ali Baqir Najafi heard the petition filed by Im­ran Khan to hunt protecting bail in two NAB instances. Salman Safdar, the lawyer of Imran Khan, whereas giving arguments, stated that an establishment was already inves­tigating the Toshakhana case, the trial was additionally happening, sub­sequently, NAB has additionally began the investigation of Toshakhana.

The lawyer argued within the court docket that the discover of NAB’s seem­ance was dated March sixteenth however the discover was obtained on Mon­day final. Many instances are being made in opposition to Imran Khan. Thus far 97 instances have been regis­tered in opposition to him. 

The court docket stopped the NAB from harassing Imran Khan whereas approving Imran Khan’s protecting bail in opposition to NAB no­tices for 10 days.

Throughout the listening to, Imran Khan got here to the podium and acknowledged that the election had been introduced however all of his time was spent with the court docket and attorneys because of massive num­ber of instances filed in opposition to him.

Imran stated that his election marketing campaign had confined from dwelling to courts, including he was not getting sufficient time for the distribution of celebration tickets to candidates. Imran additional stat­ed that in final 50 years not a sin­gle case was registered in opposition to him, however 97 instances had been reg­istered in opposition to him in previous 6 months.

ISLAMABAD TERRORISM CASES:

Chairman Pakistan Teh­reek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan additionally appeared within the Lahore Excessive Court docket looking for protecting bail in two Islamabad instances.

Justice Shehbaz Rizvi and Jus­tice Farooq Haider heard the applying for Imran Khan’s protecting bail. The court docket grant­ed Imran Khan’s protecting bail until Monday (March 27) within the instances registered beneath anti-ter­rorism provisions.

The court docket directed Imran Khan to signal the applying, upon which Imran Khan signed it within the court docket.

It could be recalled right here that an utility for protecting bail was filed on behalf of Imran Khan in two instances registered in Islamabad’s Golra police station and CTD, the court docket had ordered Imran to look on Tuesday at 2pm. It was declared that if he seeks bail then he needs to be current within the court docket on the ap­pointed time.

Earlier, Imran Khan left Zaman Park for look in Lahore Excessive Court docket with particular non-public safety squad. 

On the event, he was not accompanied by many work­ers whereas he had regular police safety and reached the Excessive Court docket. Imran’s automobile stopped at totally different visitors alerts on its path to the court docket.

As Imran Khan left Zaman Park for the court docket listening to a variety of celebration staff had been seen operating beside his automotive, however he didn’t have the sort of crowd with him that he used to deliver with him on earlier court docket appearances.

In the meantime, the Islamabad Excessive Court docket one other case ex­tended bail to Imran Khan in an tried homicide case filed by PML-N chief Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha. A single bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC Justice Aamer Farooq performed listening to of Khan’s petition and prolonged bail to the PTI chief until April 6.

Moreover this, the IHC bench additionally accepted an utility of Khan looking for his someday ex­emption from his private ap­pearance earlier than the court docket and directed the investigation offi­cer and Khan’s counsel to last­ize the matter for recording of Khan’s assertion on this case.

Throughout the listening to, the PTI Chairman’s counsel appeared earlier than the court docket and submit­ted that his consumer wished to look earlier than this case however he needed to seem earlier than the LHC. Subsequently, he requested the court docket to grant someday exemp­tion to Khan. At this juncture, state counsel Zohaib Gondal in­fashioned the court docket that the peti­tioner has not joined the inves­tigation but. He added that they issued notices twice to him however he didn’t seem.

Faisal stated that if the inves­tigation officer deems Khan’s bodily assertion crucial then, he’ll accompany him to Lahore to document Khan’s state­ment or he can document his state­ment when Khan will come to Islamabad for his look earlier than the court docket.

Later, the IHC bench lengthen­ed Khan’s bail and deferred the listening to of the case until April 6 for additional proceedngs.

The case of “tried mur­der” was registered on the Sec­retariat police station within the federal capital in opposition to him on the criticism of PML-N lead­er Mohsin Ranjha who claimed that he was attacked by the PTI protesters when he was visiting the workplace of the Election Com­mission of Pakistan (ECP) on 21.10.2022. In one other devel­opment, the Election Commis­sion of Pakistan (ECP) has sum­moned Imran Khan, alongside celebration leaders Asad Umar and Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, in a contempt case immediately.

Based on the trigger checklist of instances, the ECP moreover different im­portant instances will even hear the contempt of ECP case in opposition to PTI chief Imran Khan, Fawad Chaudhry and Asad Umar.

The ECP had initiated con­tempt proceedings in opposition to Im­ran Khan, Asad Umar, and Fawad Chaudhry for issuing statements in opposition to the elector­al physique and the chief election commissioner. The fee had beforehand introduced its choice to problem bailable arrest warrants for Imran Khan and different senior celebration leaders in January for failing to look be­fore the fee within the con­tempt proceedings.