High court restores PTI founder’s interim bail in seven cases
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
LHC orders trial courtroom to give verdict on jailed politico’s bail pleas.
Justice Aalia headed 2-member bench announces reserved verdict.
ATC decide Ahmad rejected bail extension pleas on August 11, 2023.
LAHORE: Granting an interim alleviation, the Lahore excessive court docket (LHC) on Tuesday restored the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s bail in seven cases associated with the may additionally 9 riots.
A -member bench headed by using Justice Aalia Neelum introduced the decision reserved on the disqualified top minister’s plea difficult the cancellation of bail in seven instances related to the can also 9 activities.
furthermore, the high court ordered the trial courtroom to offer a verdict on Khan’s intervening time bail pleas.
the verdict comes after an anti-terrorism courtroom (ATC) had rejected the petitions seeking bail extension for the politico, who was ousted from his office through a parliamentary vote in 2022, in seven cases, inclusive of the may additionally nine riots and the attack on Jinnah residence.
The trial court docket’s decide Ijaz Ahmad Butar had given the verdict on August 11 final 12 months, after hearing arguments from each aspects.
The incarcerated baby-kisser and the top leadership of his party are going through a plethora of cases in advance of the February 8 national polls. except, the Imran-led party has additionally faced a blow after dropping its legal warfare to get again its iconic “bat” electoral symbol and the legality of its intra-celebration elections.
a major voter driving force became taken away following the pinnacle court's verdict accompanied by means of some other setback because the party — PTI-Nazriati — with which it sought an alliance also backtracked from its commitment in advance this month.
however because the embattled PTI faces uphill tasks, its foremost competitors — the Pakistan Peoples birthday celebration (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) — have already commenced national campaigns and dispensed tickets for country wide and provincial constituencies.
