Pak courtroom points non-bailable arrest warrant in opposition to Imran Khan in Toshakhana case

A Pakistani courtroom on Tuesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant in opposition to former prime minister Imran Khan within the Toshakhana case.

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted bail in three different instances. (File picture: AP)

By Press Trust of India: A Pakistani courtroom on Tuesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant in opposition to former prime minister Imran Khan within the Toshakhana case however he was granted bail in three different instances, amid excessive drama exterior the courtroom premises the place hundreds of his supporters converged to assist their chief.

Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, travelled from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore to Islamabad, his first look right here within the federal capital after being shot at a public rally in November final 12 months.

The 4 instances embody prohibited funding at a banking courtroom situated on the judicial advanced right here, a terrorism case on the anti-terrorism courtroom in the identical advanced.

The third was associated to the Toshakhana, which was scheduled on the classes courtroom in F-8 Kachehri, located half-an-hour drive from the judicial advanced. The fourth case was an try and homicide case on the similar classes courtroom.

Additional classes choose Zafar Iqbal issued a non-bailable arrest warrant in opposition to the 70-year-old former prime minister within the Toshakhana case.

The courtroom issued a non-bailable arrest warrant in opposition to Khan and adjourned the listening to until March 7 for his repeated failure to seem earlier than the courtroom.

His indictment, on this case, was earlier postponed twice because of his failure to seem in courtroom.

Khan has been within the crosshairs for getting presents, 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.

The former cricketer-turned-politician was, nonetheless, granted bail in all the opposite three instances, whilst hundreds of his supporters thronged the judicial advanced right here in his assist, prompting safety officers to beef up safety.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in October final 12 months filed a case in an Islamabad-based banking courtroom in opposition to Khan and different PTI leaders over allegedly receiving prohibited funding.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) final 12 months discovered the get together responsible of concealing that it had acquired the cash and likewise disqualified Khan.

The prohibited funding case was filed by estranged PTI founding member Akbar S Babar within the ECP in 2014.

Khan has not attended any hearings since November final 12 months when he was injured in an assassination try at his rally within the Wazirabad space of Punjab province.

He has since acquired extensions on his bail because of medical causes.

Khan was ousted from energy in April after dropping a no-confidence vote in his management, which he alleged was a part of a US-led conspiracy concentrating on him due to his unbiased international coverage choices on Russia, China, and Afghanistan.

The PTI chief, who got here to energy in 2018, is the one Pakistani Prime Minister to be ousted in a no-confidence vote in Parliament.

Since his ouster, Khan has been clamouring for rapid elections to oust what he termed was an “imported government” led by prime minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Sharif has maintained that elections will likely be held later this 12 months as soon as the parliament completes its five-year tenure.

Posted By:

Raajnandini Mukherjee

Published On:

Feb 28, 2023