ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday evening reserved verdict in a case whether PTI chairman Imran Khan’s arrest hours earlier in the Al-Qadir trust case was illegal or had legal backing.
IHC Chief Justice Amir Farooq sprang into action soon after a team of rangers took Imran Khan into custody on the premises of court where the PTI chief had come in two cases.
Earlier, A team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), with the help of Rangers, on Tuesday took former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan into custody in the Al-Qadir Trust case, prompting the IHC to take note. The NAB adopted a view that Imran Khan did not respond to the notices sent to him and his arrest was ‘completely in line with law and as per NAB ordinance.