Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said that the talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan were only possible if the latter "apologise to the nation for the May 9 riots," Pakistan-based ARY News reported
Chaudhry while addressing a joint press conference alongside Imran Ismail and Mahmood Moulvi, who also parted ways with PTI recently, said that "all of us have condemned the events of May 9" and the responsible should be punished as per law.
It warned that failure to do the above within 14 days will result in legal proceedings being initiated against the doctor, possibly including proceedings under the Defamation Ordinance 2002, criminal proceedings and filing of a complaint against him before the Pakistan Medical and Dental
The IHC has extended Imran's bail in Al-Qadir Trust case for 3 days. The Court also directed him to approach the relevant accountability court within the same time, Dawn reported.
The court will also hear two additional bail petitions of the former PM, concerning cases pertaining to a violation of section 144 during a rally held in Islamabad to show support for the judiciary, as well as the incidents of violence that occurred on May 9.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had launched an investigation against Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi and others for the alleged gain of hundreds of canals of land in the name of Al Qadir University Trust, which reportedly caused a loss of 190 million pounds to the national exchequer.
When asked if Imran would be tried in the military court, Sanaullah said, "Absolutely, why shouldn't he? The programme that he made to target the military installations and then had it executed, in my understanding absolutely is a case of a military court."