Amid reports of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s imminent arrest under anti-terrorism charges, his legal team will approach court on Monday (August 22) seeking anticipatory bail. He may be granted bail before arrest. Pak govt threatens Imran Khan Arrest: supporters throng his residence.
former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party has warned that their leader is a “red line” and called on supporters to hit the streets in protest against his possible arrest. Hundreds of PTI workers also gathered outside Khan’s Islamabad residence on Sunday to show solidarity.
Imran Khan was booked under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (punishment for acts of terrorism) over comments he made at a rally in Islamabad last Saturday (August 20). He had reportedly hurled threats against Islamabad’s police chief and a female judge for what he claimed was the arrest and alleged torture of his close aide Shahbaz Gill, who is facing sedition charges.
The FIR against Khan reads that in his speech, he had “terrorised and threatened top police officials and a respected female additional sessions judge” with the aim to stop them from performing their functions and abstain from pursuing any action against any individual related to his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party (PTI).
It says that Khan’s speech had spread fear and uncertainty among the police, judges and the nation. At a press conference, Interior Minister Sanaullah said that the government was holding legal consultations before launching any case against Khan. He alleged that the PTI chief’s speech was a continuation of a trend to target the army and other institutions.
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The PTI has asked supporters to take to streets amid the possibility of Imran Khan’s arrest. The party also trended the hashtag “Imran Khan hamari red line” (Imran Khan is our red line) on Twitter. Senior PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry called on the people to show up in strength outside Bani Gala, Khan’s hilltop residence in Islamabad. He also shared a video on Twitter which purportedly showed busloads of PTI supporters on their way to Bani Gala.
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