LHC rejects Imran’s plea to ‘dismiss over 100 cases’ registered against him

Imran to appear before Islamabad High Court amid tight security today.

 

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD    -    The Lahore High Court (LHC) Tues­day ordered Pakistan Tehreek-e-In­saf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to join investigations in all cases regis­tered against him.

The court also sought a detailed re­port about ongoing investigations from the Punjab government by May 8. A five-member bench, headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and compris­ing Justice Aalia Neelum, Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh, Justice Anwaarul Haq Pannu and Justice Amjad Rafique, took up the petition filed by PTI chair­man and passed the orders after hear­ing detailed arguments of the parties. 

PTI Chairman Imran Khan also ap­peared before the bench during the proceedings. Imran Khan, through the petition, had challenged the reg­istration of over 100 cases against him. He had pleaded with the court to dismiss the cases.

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Meanwhile, the Registrar Office Is­lamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued instructions regarding the ar­rangements for the May 3 appearance of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan regarding his interim bail pleas in nine cases on Wednesday.

The Office also wrote to the Islam­abad District Administration and In­spector General of Police to ensure security measures on the occasion. 

The registrar, in a circular, said spe­cial entry passes would be issued to journalists and lawyers for the hear­ing in Courtroom No 1. Imran Khan would be allowed to take 15 lawyers along with him, besides 10 lawyers from the offices of the Attorney Gen­eral for Pakistan and the Advocate General, Islamabad, and 39 members of the Islamabad High Court Journal­ists Association (IHCJA). A two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Aam­er Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will take up the interim bail cases of Imran Khan on Wednesday. 

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Meanwhile, Imran Khan’s lawyer also submitted an application to the Registrar Office to ensure security measures during the appearance of Imran Khan, saying the former prime minister had severe security threats.