Imran Khan's arrest warrants suspended in Zeba Chaudhry case

ISLAMABAD: District and sessions court Islamabad on Thursday suspended the non-bailable arrest warrant issued for former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan for 24 hours, ARY News reported.

PTI chief’s lawyers Ali Bukhari and Faisal Chaudhry appeared before the court for a review appeal hearing against a non-bailable arrest warrant in a female judge ‘threatening’ remarks case.

Faisal Chaudhry in his arguments before the court said the Islamabad High Court approved bail pleas in seven cases of his client.

The pleas were accepted on the ground of Imran Khan’s security withdrawal by the government, he claimed.

Chaudhry, while highlighting the flaws in the decision of issuing a non-bailable arrest warrant for his client, pleaded with the Islamabad court to suspend it.

Sessions judge Sikandar Khan suspended the non-bailable arrest warrant issued for Imran Khan until tomorrow.

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The PTI chairman on Aug 20 condemned police as well as the judiciary over the alleged custodial torture on Shahbaz Gill and announced that his party would file cases against Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Akbar Nasir Khan, the DIG and AD&SJ Zeba Chaudhry.

He was booked under various sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). Besides, Islamabad High Court (IHC) also initiated contempt of court proceedings against him.