Top Court rejects PTI’s plea against Imran’s arrest

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Wednesday rejected the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) plea against the decision of IHC on the arrest of PTI Chief Imran Khan in Al-Qadir Trust corruption case.

SC registar raised objections to the plea stating that Mr Khan could have approached the relevant forum, the IHC, for filing an intra-court appeal. “Mr Khan’s documents are incomplete,” he added.

The PTI had, earlier, appealed in the Supreme Court against the Islamabad High Court (IHC) decision declaring the arrest of party chief Imran Khan lawful.

The PTI submitted that the arrest of Imran Khan was illegal and sought his immediate release.

Verdict

The IHC on Tuesday night declared the arrest of Imran Khan ‘legal’. IHC Chief Justice Amir Farooq announced the reserved verdict by accepting the point of view of the NAB. Earlier, it reserved verdict in the case whether the arrest, hours earlier, was illegal or had legal backing.

The CJ 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, took Imran Khan into custody, 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’.

Imran’s arrest warrant was signed by NAB Chairman retired Lt-Gen Nazir Ahmed. It said the PTI chief was accused of corruption and corrupt practices under Section 9(a) of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.