PTI chief discharged from murder charges - lawyer
Pakistan
Panjutha wrote the charges related to the murder of a lawyer in Quetta had been dismissed by a court
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Monday dismissed murder charges against former prime minister and PTI chairman, his lawyer said.
"God be praised," said lawyer Naeem Panjutha on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, adding the charges related to the murder of a lawyer in southern city of Quetta had been dismissed by a court.
الحمدوللہ عمران خان صاحب کے خلاف کوئٹہ میں بجلی روڈ تھانہ میں درج FIR عدالت نے خارج کر دی ہے ،ایک دفعہ پھر ایک جھوٹے کیس میں عمران خان صاحب سرخروع ہوۓ ،انصاف کی جیت تمام پاکستان کو مبارک.
— Naeem Haider Panjutha (@NaeemPanjuthaa) August 28, 2023
The PTI chief, who was charged with the murder in June, has been facing more than 150 cases since his ouster in a parliamentary vote of confidence in April 2022, after he fell out with the country's military.
A high court in Islamabad is due on Monday to give a ruling on an appeal filed by the PTI chief seeking to suspend his conviction in a graft case.
