The suspension comes amid the arrival of a Quetta police team in Lahore to arrest the PTI chairman.
Quetta:
In a temporary relief to former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, the Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Friday suspended for two weeks the arrest warrant issued by a local court in a case lodged against him. suspended. In Quetta, reported Geo News.
A non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against Khan by a local court in a case of hate speech related to inciting public against government institutions.
The suspension comes amid the arrival of a Quetta police team in Lahore to arrest the PTI chairman as per a court order, Geo News reported.
The judicial magistrate of Quetta issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against the PTI chief following a case registered at Bijli Ghar police station. A case was registered against Imran Khan for defaming national institutions. The Balochistan Police has registered a case against the PTI chairman on the complaint of a citizen named Abdul Khalil Karak.
According to Geo News, BHC Justice Zaheer-ud-Din Kakar heard the petition filed by Iqbal Shah of Insaf Lawyers Forum (ISF) on behalf of the PTI chief.
The petition states that the offense was not committed within the jurisdiction of the Electricity Police Station where the case was registered and requested the court to quash the FIR.
Justice Kakkar, while suspending the warrant, also issued summons to the Balochistan Police Chief, SP Legal and Station House Officer of Electricity Police Station. Geo News reported that the hearing was adjourned for two weeks.
A day earlier, a local court in Quetta issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against the PTI chief in a case registered under several sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (PECA).
The judicial magistrate issued an arrest warrant and directed the officials to produce the former prime minister before the court.
In his speech on Sunday, the PTI chief came down heavily on “state institutions” after a team of Islamabad police arrived at his Zaman Park residence to arrest him in the Toshakhana case.
The ousted prime minister – who was ousted from power in April last year – expressed his anger at the Zaman Park residence in Lahore while addressing party workers and supporters who took part in the “Jail Bharo Tehreek” (voluntary arrest movement). Had taken.
In his fiery speech, the PTI chairman said that he has neither bowed down before any institution or person nor will he allow the country to do so.
According to the report of The News International, a total of 37 cases are registered against Imran Khan in different parts of the country.
These include litigation, police and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) cases and proceedings initiated by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the PTI chief.
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