Islamabad (Web Desk): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former premier Imran Khan on Saturday will appear in a local court in the federal capital in Toshakhana case.
The PTI chief is scheduled to appear before the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Zafar Iqbal to attend proceedings on the complaint filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for allegedly concealing details of gifts in his assets declarations.
The venue of the hearing was changed to the G-11 Judicial Complex instead of the F-8 Katcheri due to security concerns raised by the PTI.
Ahead of Khan's arrival at Islamabad's Judicial Complex, the area has been put on high security to ensure law and order and avoid any untoward situations.
Earlier today, the former premier left for Islamabad from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore to appear before the court
Imran will appear in court for the first time after repeated summons for seven hearings.
A day earlier, the Islamabad High Court suspended the non-bailable arrest warrants issued for the PTI chairman till today.
The arrest warrant of the former prime minister was issued for the first time on February 28 and the second time on March 13.
On Friday, the LHC granted protective bail to Imran Khan in nine cases including, eight terrorism cases, and one civil.
According to sources, the PTI chief had approached the LHC to seek protective bail in nine cases. Five of those cases are registered in Islamabad and four in Lahore.
A two-member LHC bench comprising Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh and Justice Farooq Haider conducted the hearing on bail pleas filed against the cases that are lodged under terrorism sections.
A two-member LHC bench comprising Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh and Justice Farooq Haider conducted the hearing on bail pleas filed against the cases that are lodged under terrorism sections.
For the five cases in Islamabad, the court granted bail to the former premier till March 24 and for the three cases in Lahore, the PTI chief was granted bail for 10 days (March 27).
Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh also heard the bail pleas of Imran Khan filed against the civil cases registered against him.
The court approved the former premiers protective bail in this case till March 27.
The former premier has been resisting arrest in the Toshakhana case and was holed up inside his Zaman Park residence in Lahore surrounded by hundreds of supporters, who fought “pitched battles” with the police and Rangers over the past few days.
However, the law enforcement agencies retreated on Wednesday evening, saying that the operation had been paused during the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Meanwhile, the LHC had also intervened and postponed the operation.
On Thursday, the LHC had said that its Wednesday's order to postpone police operation at Zaman Park, to Imran Khan, will remain in force till Friday.
