An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday extended interim bail of the former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in three cases.
The reserved verdict was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ), Islamabad, Humayun Dilawar with the hearing set to take place on July 12. The witnesses have also been summoned on the same day.
A senior leader of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) filed a constitutional petition at the Supreme Court on Thursday urging it to dissolve the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), according to The Express Tribune.
The cases are connected to the attacks on Jinnah House, Askari Tower, the Shadman Town police station, vandalism at the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) office in Model Town and the setting ablaze of a container when protests broke out in the country after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI
Advocate Gohar Ali Khan appeared before the court on behalf of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan. Meanwhile, Amjad Parvez represented the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The investigating officer requested the court to give more time to present investigation report (challan) against the suspects. Judge Abher Gul Khan agreed to the request and sent the suspects back to judicial lockup until July 20.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan approached the Supreme Court to challenge the Islamabad High Court's July 4 remand to a trial court for the re-examination of the maintainability of the Toshakhana case within a week.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan blamed the military for the alleged abduction of journalists during his regime.
When the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was in power under former prime minister Imran Khan, 29 civilians were tried, found guilty, and sentenced in military courts. Inamur Rahim has petitioned the Supreme Court (SC) to overturn those decisions.
IHC's Chief Justice Amir Farooq announced the petition against the verdict of a trial court that had declared the criminal case, filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), is inadmissible.