Imran Khan's arrest: PTI to challenge IHC's verdict in SC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to challenge the Islamabad High Court’s verdict of terming the arrest of Imran Khan, legal, in Supreme Court, ARY News reported on Wednesday.

The decision was taken in an overnight emergency meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Tuesday with the help of Rangers in the Al-Qadir Trust case.

The meeting was attended by senior leadership of PTI. The meeting also decided to continue ‘peaceful’ protests across the country against the arrest of Imran Khan.

Earlier, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) termed the arrest of former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan ‘legal.’

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The court also issued contempt court notices to Interior Secretary and IG Islamabad for ‘vandalism’ on the premises of the court.

The plea challenging Imran Khan’s arrest was taken up by Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Aamer Farooq in which the director general (DG) National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the prosecutor general appeared.