Lahore High Court grants protecting bail to Imran Khan in 8 terror instances, a civil case

Imran Khan has been resisting arrest within the Toshakhana case and has been holed up inside his Lahore dwelling surrounded by his supporters preventing pitched battles with the police over the previous few days.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 17, 2023 21:10 IST

By India Today World Desk: The Lahore High Court has granted protecting bail to former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in eight instances of terrorism and one civil case after he appeared earlier than the courtroom, hours after one other courtroom suspended non-bailable arrest warrants towards him until March 18 in a corruption case.

Khan has been resisting arrest within the Toshakhana case and has been holed up inside his Zaman Park residence in Lahore surrounded by tons of of his supporters, who’ve fought pitched battles with the police over the previous few days.

Earlier, the Islamabad High Court suspended non-bailable arrest warrants issued towards Khan until March 18, giving him an opportunity to look earlier than the district courtroom which is listening to the Toshakhana case.

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Khan has skipped a number of hearings within the case.

Ahead of the listening to at the moment, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief Fawad Chaudhry tweeted that each events have “agreed to resolve the issues” and the agreed resolution can be introduced in courtroom.

Imran Khan has been within the crosshairs for purchasing items, together with an costly Graff wristwatch he had obtained because the premier at a reduced value from the state depository known as Toshakhana, and promoting them for revenue.

The former prime minister was ousted from energy final April after shedding a no-confidence vote, which he alleged was a part of a US-led conspiracy focusing on him due to his impartial overseas coverage selections involving Russia, China, and Afghanistan.

(With enter from PTI)

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Mar 17, 2023