LHC bars police from harassing Imran Khan

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has barred police from harassing the former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, ARY News reported on Tuesday.

As per details, the Lahore High Court announced the reserved verdict. A five-member bench headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi heard the Imran Khan plea against the summon notices in 140 cases and inquiries.

The court clarified that according to the statement of the Law Officer the court cannot bar police from legal action but the court said that the complainant should not be harassed.

The PTI chairman Imran Khan told the court that the nation know him for fifty years, the party’s only demand is an election and the PTI does not want any confrontation and bloodshed.

He informed the court that when he left his Zaman Park Lahore residence, the police attacked his home. PTI have no other choice but to approach the court, Imran Khan added.

Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan foresaw a police operation at his Zaman Park Lahore residence.

The former prime minister had said despite court orders, the Punjab police conducted an operation at his Lahore Zaman Park residence. The PTI chief told the court that he is worried that the operation may lead to bloodshed as they have done in the recent past.

It is important to mention here that a report submitted with the IHC, last month, showed the former prime minister is booked in 29 cases 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).