LAHORE (Dunya News) - The court reserved a decision on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder's interim bails in three cases regarding May 9 arson attacks.
The cases include attacks on Jinnah House, Askari Tower, and Shadman Town police station attack.
Imran Khan's lawyer Barrister Salman Safdar pleaded his case.
The state lawyer, on the other hand, sought the arrest of Imran Khan in Jinnah House and other cases.
Imran Khan's lawyer Barrister Salman Safdar appeared in the Anti-Terrorism Court. The public prosecutor sought the arrest of Imran Khan to investigate him.
Barrister Safdar said that despite the absence of the PTI founder, the bails can be confirmed.
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The judge directed the court staff to contact the Adiala Jail for Khan's appearance via video link which could not be done.
The ATC judge remarked that he wanted to see Imran Khan on video link, to which Barrister Salman Safdar took the stand that the order of the High Court was so.
The PTI founder's lawyer said that Imran Khan is being targeted for political revenge. He said that he had never seen so many cases against one accused in his life.
Barrister Safdar took the position that if slogans were raised against institutions on that occasion, those who raised slogans were not caught. He said that when the incident happed, Imran Khan was in jail. How this case was concocted, he questioned.
Barrister Salman Safdar said that his client said to go on a hunger strike only for justice.
Lawyer Salman Safdar continued his arguments when the judge said that a conspiracy was hatched as per the FIR saying that there was no date and time of the conspiracy.
The government lawyer opposed the bail of the founder of PTI and argued that according to the Special Branch report, Imran Khan had given directions to attack civil and military installations.
The state lawyer said that the evidence would be examined at the time of trial. He said that five of the co-accused in the meeting with the PTI founder were in their custody.
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The government lawyer said that when this incident happened, a video was released from PTI's Twitter account. It reflected that it would be 'Jihad' for the real freedom of the people. Imran Khan was the 'Quaid-e-Azam of the PTI', it added.
Imran's lawyer responded that he was doing wrong by talking about personal details.
During the proceedings, the judge inquired from the government lawyer whether the security report was adequate in the court or not. Responding to it, the prosecutor said that the person who prepared this report may appear in court as a witness.
It should be noted that on May 17, the interim bail of Imran Khan was extended in 3 cases.