In the Toshakhana criminal case, the District and Sessions Court had previously sentenced the former prime minister and PTI founder to three years in prison.
"Therefore, at the insistence of my family and friends, I have decided to resign from active politics for good and move on," Tarin had said, adding that he was resigning from PTI and also from the Senate.
In his petition, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan stated that ECP did not have jurisdiction to start contempt proceedings. He called the secret trial in prison a violation of Article 4 of the Constitution.
It reported that the district and sessions court in Mardan granted him bail in the May 9 case against a surety bond of Pakistan rupees (PKR) 90000 but rearrested by Swabi police under MPO.
ATC Judge Arshad Javed in Lahore extended the bail of Imran Khan's sisters Aleema Khan, and Uzma Khan, and PTI leader Zain Qureshi until January 9 in the case.
It reported that on October 23, the Supreme Court (SC) announced its verdict by 4-1 in pleas against civilian trials in the military courts. The PTI chairman and others moved the top court to challenge the military trial of civilians named in the May 9 riots triggered by the arrest of Pakist
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore has granted an extension to the bail of Zain Hussain Qureshi, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, along with two sisters of the former PTI chief, in connection with the May 9 riots case.
Pakistan's former finance minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Shaukat Tarin announced on Friday to quit the party and politics, reported ARY News.