Islamabad (December 11, 2017):The anti-terrorism court (ATC) hearing four cases against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan on Monday rejected Imran Khan’s application seeking the court to drops terrorism charges from the FIRs against him.
The ATC heard the four cases registered against Imran and others regarding the violence and attacks on PTV, Parliament House and SSP Asmat Junejo.
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Imran Khan appeared before the court. Imran’s counsel Babar Awan pleaded the ATC Judge Shahrukh Arjumand to order removal of terrorism clauses from the charges against his client.
He said protesting for one’s rights was not terrorism but a democratic right.
However, the state prosecutor said there was solid evidence against the PTI chief of instigating party workers against the state.
The judge then reserved the decision on the case. Later pronouncing its verdict, ATC Judge Shahrukh Arjumand rejected the application.
The court summoned PTI chief Imran Khan for December 19, 2017. The court also extended the interim bail granted to Imran in the cases till December 19, 2017.
Last month, Imran, through his counsel, had surrendered himself before the ATC, which then approved the PTI chairman’s bail for Rs200,000 in each case.
The court had earlier issued non-bailable warrants against him and declared him a proclaimed offender as he had not appeared in any hearing.
The court had also ordered Imran to cooperate with the investigation and get his statement recorded before police. Last Sunday, Imran appeared before the investigation officer and recorded his statement at the Secretariat Police Station.
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