More Trouble For Imran Khan, Pakistan Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against PTI chief For Threatening Judge

The Lahore Police has also booked former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in a case regarding the death of a party activist.

Lahore: In more trouble for ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, a district and sessions court in Islamabad issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for the PTI chairman on Monday in a case pertaining to using threatening language against a woman additional district and sessions judge and senior police officers while addressing a public gathering last month, according to Dawn News. Senior civil judge of Islamabad's district and sessions court Rana Mujahid Rahim has instructed the police to arrest the former prime minister and present him before the court by March 29. The case against Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was registered in August last year, over his remarks at a rally here, in which he warned Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry and top police officials of dire consequences for their "biased" attitude towards his party.

A district and sessions court in Islamabad issued non-bailable arrest warrants for PTI chairman Imran Khan on Monday in a case pertaining to using threatening language against a woman additional district and sessions judge and senior police officers, reports Pakistan's Dawn News pic.twitter.com/GDAiP4zH5o — ANI (@ANI) March 13, 2023

He also blamed them for the treatment meted out to his aide Shehbaz Gill, whom he alleged was subjected to torture in judicial custody. Initially, Imran was booked under various sections of the Pakistan Penal Code after the Islamabad High Court initiated contempt of court proceedings against the former premier.

In September last year, Khan appeared before the sessions judge to personally apologise to Chaudhry. Consequently, the Islamabad High Court removed terrorism charges against Khan. However, a similar case was filed against him after the FIR was registered.

Khan, the 70-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician has heavily criticised the state institutions after a botched attempt by police to arrest him from his residence in the Zaman Park area of Lahore on the weekend.

The police raid unfolded on March 5 after a court in Islamabad issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Khan in the Toshakhana case. Separately, Judge Zafar Iqbal of the district and sessions court in Islamabad took up the Toshakhana case against Khan on Monday.

The PTI chief has been in the crosshairs for buying gifts, including an expensive Graff wristwatch he had received as the premier at a discounted price from the state depository called Toshakhana and selling them for profit.

The Islamabad court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant in the Toshakhana case against Khan last month for his repeated failure to appear before the court. According to Khan, he was facing at least 80 different cases in various courts across Pakistan.

Khan was ousted from power in April last year after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership, which he alleged was part of a US-led conspiracy targeting him because of his independent foreign policy decisions on Russia, China, and Afghanistan.

Amid all this, the Lahore Police also booked former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in a case regarding the death of a party activist, Pakistan-based ARY News reported.

The Lahore Police has termed the death of PTI worker Ali Bilal alias Zil-e-Shah as a result of a traffic accident. The vehicle which hit Bilal was of a private company and the administration held Imran Khan responsible for the accident. A case has been lodged against Khan and other PTI leaders including Yasmin Rashid for concealing facts and evidence regarding Bilal`s death, the ARY News reported.

According to the FIR, the police registered a case based on a statement of the accused who took Bilal to the hospital and later fled after getting information about Bilal`s death.