ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday granted ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan a protective bond until Thursday in a terrorism case filed against him for threatening police, the judiciary and other government institutions. State during its rally in Islamabad on Saturday.
Khan was booked on Sunday under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Earlier in the day, Khan asked the court to request bail before the arrest in the case.
The motion filed by his lawyers Babar Awan and Faisal Chaudhry said Khan was a “target of the ruling PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) for his fearless criticism and extremely bold and brutal stance against corruption and corrupt politicians”, the Dawn newspaper reported.
“And to carry out this malicious program, acting in the most unfortunate and clumsy manner, a false and frivolous complaint has been filed against it by the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police at the request of the government in place,” he added.
The plea further alleged that the government had decided to “cross all lines” to arrest Imran “under false charges” and was “determined to triage the petitioner and his party at all costs”.
Khan was booked on Sunday under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Earlier in the day, Khan asked the court to request bail before the arrest in the case.
The motion filed by his lawyers Babar Awan and Faisal Chaudhry said Khan was a “target of the ruling PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) for his fearless criticism and extremely bold and brutal stance against corruption and corrupt politicians”, the Dawn newspaper reported.
“And to carry out this malicious program, acting in the most unfortunate and clumsy manner, a false and frivolous complaint has been filed against it by the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police at the request of the government in place,” he added.
The plea further alleged that the government had decided to “cross all lines” to arrest Imran “under false charges” and was “determined to triage the petitioner and his party at all costs”.
