In a aid to embattled Imran Khan, a prime Pakistani courtroom granted protecting bail
Lahore:
In a aid to embattled Imran Khan, a prime Pakistani courtroom right here granted protecting bail to the previous prime minister on Friday in eight terrorism circumstances and a civil case after he appeared earlier than the courtroom, hours after one other prime courtroom suspended non-bailable arrest warrants in opposition to him until March 18 in a corruption case.
Khan, the 70-year-old chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf social gathering, travelled to the Lahore High Court (LHC) in a bulletproof car to hunt protecting bail in 9 circumstances.
A two-member bench of the LHC, comprising Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh and Justice Farooq Haider carried out the listening to on bail pleas filed in opposition to the circumstances which might be lodged underneath terrorism sections, in response to Geo TV.
For the 5 circumstances in Islamabad, the courtroom granted bail to the PTI chief until March 24 and for the three circumstances in Lahore, Khan acquired bail until March 27, the report stated.
Meanwhile, Justice Saleem additionally heard the bail pleas that Khan filed in opposition to the civil case registered in opposition to him, it stated.
Earlier, the Islamabad High Court suspended non-bailable arrest warrants issued in opposition to Khan until March 18, offering him with an opportunity to seem earlier than the district courtroom listening to the Toshakhana case.
Ahead of the LHC choice, a tense calm prevailed in Lahore’s upscale Zaman Park close to Khan’s residence, which was the scene of pitched battles for 2 days between his defiant supporters and Punjab Police.
The clashes in the end subsided after the courts intervened on Wednesday.
Khan has been within the crosshairs for purchasing items, together with an costly Graff wristwatch he had acquired because the premier at a reduced worth from the state depository known as Toshakhana, and promoting them for revenue.
Established in 1974, the Toshakhana is a division underneath the executive management of the Cabinet Division and shops valuable items given to rulers, parliamentarians, bureaucrats, and officers by heads of different governments and states and overseas dignitaries.
Khan was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan in October final yr for not sharing particulars of the gross sales.
The election physique later filed a grievance with the district courtroom to punish him, underneath felony legal guidelines, for promoting the items he had acquired as prime minister of the nation.
Khan has vehemently denied these costs.
According to Khan, he was dealing with over 80 totally different circumstances in numerous courts throughout Pakistan.
Khan, the cricketer-turned-politician, was ousted from energy in April final yr after dropping a no-confidence vote, which he alleged was a part of a US-led conspiracy concentrating on him due to his impartial overseas coverage selections on Russia, China, and Afghanistan.
Since his ouster, Khan has been asking for early elections to take away what he termed an “imported authorities” led by prime minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Sharif has maintained that elections can be held later this yr as soon as the parliament completes its five-year tenure.
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