ISLAMABAD: A police party from Islamabad flew by helicopter to Lahore to arrest PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the ‘judge threatening case’ after a district and sessions court issued his non-bailable arrest warrants for failing to attend the hearing.
Civil Judge Rana Mujahid Rahim released the three-page reserved verdict, dismissing Khan’s petition seeking exemption from attending the hearing of the case in person and court ordered the police to produce the PTI chief before it by March 29.
Islamabad police team arrives to take Khan in custody as he gears up to take out a massive election rally in a show of power with thousands of workers waiting for him to take the lead in the party’s efforts to turn up the heat on the government.
The police say they would need a sizable backup to pick up Khan and take him to Islamabad, according to sources.
Earlier, the sessions court had rejected the PTI chief’s plea by saying “if Imran did not appear in court today, a non-bailable arrest warrant against him would be issued.
The judge said that if Imran Khan does not appear during court hours today, he would issue a non-bailable arrest warrant against him.
After that, the court briefly adjourned the hearing till 12:30pm and later resumed it.
A case has been registered against the PTI chair at Islamabad’s Margalla police station for hurling threatening remarks at judge Zeba Chaudhry.
