Pakistan court grants Imran Khan bail in 8 cases related to Judicial Complex violence in Islamabad
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Islamabad court grants Imran Khan bail in 8 cases related to Judicial Complex violence in Islamabad.
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan got a major relief on May 23 when an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan granted him bail till June 8 in eight cases of violence erupted at the Judicial Complex in March.
The cases were registered in different police stations of Islamabad against 70-year-old Mr. Khan after clashes erupted between police and his supporters when the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief appeared before a court in the Judicial Complex on March 18.
The clashes erupted when Mr. Khan attended a much-awaited hearing in the Toshakhana corruption case.
During the confrontation, over 25 security personnel were injured.
On May 23, Mr. Khan travelled from Lahore to the capital, Islamabad, to appear before the anti-terrorism court located in the Judicial Complex.
After hearing arguments by lawyers, the court granted him bail in eight cases till June 8, his party said in a message.
Established in 1974, the Toshakhana is a department under the administrative control of the Cabinet Division. It stores precious gifts given to rulers, parliamentarians, bureaucrats, and officials by heads of other governments, states, and foreign dignitaries.
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