IHC grants protective bail to Imran Khan in sedition case

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has granted protective bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan in sedition case till May 3, ARY News reported on Friday.

As per details, the court issued notices to all the respondents in the case. The PTI chief Imran Khan’s lawyer Salman Safdar told the court that the process of court transfer will start in May and that they will need some time.

At this, the Chief Justice Islamabad High Court responded saying that the transfer of courts is the court’s matter, not theirs. The court directed Imran Khan to include himself in the investigation.

Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan filed a bail plea in Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the sedition case.

As per details, the PTI chief urged Islamabad High Court (IHC) to hear the bail plea today. He also requested the court to accept his bail in the sedition case.

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A report submitted with the IHC, last month, showed the former prime minister is booked in 29 cases in Islamabad.

Chief Justice IHC Justice Aamer Farooq heard the petition filed by Imran Khan seeking details of cases lodged against him in Islamabad.

The details submitted by the State Counsel revealed that 28 cases were registered against the former prime minister at different police stations in the capital city while he was booked in one case by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).