The former prime minister’s arrest warrant was upheld on Monday after a district and sessions court in Islamabad dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s motion to issue a non-bailable warrant against him in the Toshakhana case revoked.
Earlier in the day, the court had reserved its verdict on the case.
Imran Khan’s Attorneys, Qaiser Imam, Gohar, and Ali Bukhari, filed a petition before Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal on behalf of the deposed prime minister.
During the hearing, Imam argued that the court should dismiss Imran’s arrest order because the issue of a warrant in response to a private complaint had been “to some extent averted.”
Judge Iqbal noted that Imran’s attorneys notified them he would not be in court on February 28, morning.
The former ruling party will file a plea with the Islamabad High Court to overturn Imran’s detention warrants (IHC).
After the PTI’s attorneys have obtained a copy of the session court’s decision, they will submit a petition to the high court.
The PTI chairman, accompanied by party members, arrived at Islamabad’s judicial complex on February 28 to testify on allegations of terrorist financing and illegal funding.
The sessions court, where the PTI leader was required to appear in the Toshakhana reference and an attempted murder case, is located in F-8 Kachehri, almost a half-hour drive from the judicial complex.
At the Toshakhana reference proceedings, the attorney for Imran requested an adjournment of the hearing for an extra five days.
