ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court on Friday blocked police fromarresting former prime minister Imran Khan in a case involving the sale ofstate gifts.
The court accepted an undertaking by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)chairman to appear before a sessions court tomorrow, ordering the police toprovide him proper security.
Earlier today, a district and sessions court in the federal capitaldismissed a petition filed by Khan, seeking suspension of arrest warrantsissued against him in the Toshkhana case. Additional Sessions Judge ZafarIqbal delivered the verdict reserved earlier in the day after hearingarguments from PTI lawyers Khawaja Harris and Barrister Gohar, IslamabadIGP Nasir Akbar Khan and other parties.
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The PTI had moved the petitions for suspension of warrants after theIslamabad High Court asked it to submit an undertaking in the trial courtthat Imran Khan would appear before it on March 18.
