He mentioned that the option of initiating a no-confidence motion is constitutionally available to all political parties. However, he noted that the Imran Khan-founded party has not considered using it at this time.
During the hearing, a prosecutor said that an anti-terrorism court had permitted conducting photogrammetric and polygraph tests of Khan in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail in the May 9 cases and requested the bench defer the bail proceedings.
During the hearing, 29 PTI workers appeared before the court while four others registered applications requesting exemption from attendance. The court adjourned the hearing till July 17, when the accused are expected to be formally indicted.
On May 10, India and Pakistan agreed to stop all firing and military action on land, in the air, and at sea. However, hours after that, reports came of Pakistan violating the cessation of hostilities with India's air defence intercepting Pakistani drones.
Amid the Supreme Court hearing challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, on Monday, opposition leaders expressed hope for judicial relief against what they termed an "unconstitutional" law targeting the Muslim community.
Following heightened tensions between India and Pakistan over a deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the accounts of Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), have been suspended in India.
A day after the Centre announced that caste data will be recorded in the forthcoming census, Congress MP Imran Masood called the Centre's decision as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's "victory."