Media reports on Tuesday said the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was granted bail until June 8 in eight cases related to violence at the court complex in March this year.
Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party also challenges civilian prosecution in military courts in Supreme Court, arguing it violates people's ‘fundamental rights’
Visuals captured on cameras showed Fawad Chaudhry suddenly coming out of his car and rushing back into the premises of the High Court to evade possible arrest by Anti-Terrorism squad.
Chairing the meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC), the prime minister directed to give strict punishment to the culprits to prevent the recurrence of such violent incidents in future.
During a press conference held here at a local hotel, Maulana Fazal ur Rehman Khalil, accompanied by other prominent leaders, denounced the actions of PTI protestors who attacked and caused damage to important state buildings.
Addressing a press conference after chairing a PDM meeting, he said the Movement was a political force, and as its head, he was conveying the decisions made in the meeting attended by the representatives of all coalition parties, to all those concerned.
Talking to a private news channel, the DG ISPR said the army was united under the leadership of the Chief of Army Staff and would remain united despite internal and external propaganda.
Khan was swooped on by dozens of paramilitary troops and arrested during a routine court appearance on Tuesday, triggering violent clashes in several cities between his supporters and security forces.
"Your arrest was invalid, so the whole process needs to be backtracked," Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial told Khan at a hearing in the capital Islamabad on Thursday.
In his letter, the president drew the attention of the prime minister towards the manner in which Imran Khan was arrested from the premises of Islamabad High Court and the consequences thereof.
