Pakistan court reserves verdict on ex-PM Imran Khan’s exemption plea
The Hindu
Imran Khan, the cricketer-turned-politician, was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan in October last year for not sharing details of the sales
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on March 21 reserved the decision on ousted premier Imran Khan's plea for an exemption from hearing in a case registered against him under the provisions of terrorism.
Mr. Khan's lawyer Sardar Masroof Khan appeared before the court. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief's legal team filed a request for exemption from Tuesday's attendance on his behalf.
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The lawyer appeared before the ATC Judge Raja Jawad Abbas and stated that 70-year-old Mr. Khan's previous appearance at the judicial complex in Islamabad was available for all to see, adding that he would have been assassinated at the complex.
The lawyer said Mr. Khan himself wanted to go to the judicial complex, however, the current situation did not permit it.
Intense clashes erupted outside the Islamabad Judicial Complex on Saturday when Mr. Khan arrived in Islamabad from Lahore to attend a much-awaited hearing in the Toshakhana case.
During the confrontation between PTI workers and police, over 25 security personnel were injured, prompting Additional District and Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal to defer the court hearing till March 30.
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