ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A District and Session Court in Islamabad has rejected a petition filed to suspend the non-bailable arrest warrants issued against the Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan in Toshakhana Case.
While announcing the decision on Monday, the Additional Session Judge Zafar Iqbal asked Imran Khan to appear before the Court on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, the judge reserved the judgment on the petition seeking the cancellation of Imran Khan’s non-bailable arrest warrants.
Qaiser Imam, Barrister Gohar and Ali Bukhari appeared on behalf of Imran Khan, and requested the Court to cancel the arrest warrants of their Client.
Meanwhile, PTI has announced to approach the Islamabad High Court (IHC), saying that the Session Court’s decision wasn’t right on legal grounds.
اسلام آباد سیشن کورٹ کا عمران خان کے وارنٹ برقرار رکھنے کا فیصلہ قانونی طور پر درست نہیں ہے، فیصلے کے خلاف اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ سے رجوع کر رہے ہیں
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) March 6, 2023
On Sunday, the Islamabad police reached Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore to take him into custody for his persistent absences from Toshakhana Court hearings; however, the failed to nab the former prime minister.
