Judges’ decision comes amid rising tensions as former Pakistan PM faces claims over illegal land transfers
On Friday, judges in Islamabad high court formally granted Khan bail for two weeks in the Al Qadir case, involving allegations of illegal land transfers. The judge also granted Khan bail in four other cases against him and barred authorities from arresting Khan in any cases across the country until Monday.
Khan and his lawyer had expressed concern that he faced the threat of re-arrest in relation to some of the dozens of other cases he is facing. “I am 100% concerned that I will be arrested again,” Khan told local media on his way into the courtroom. He said that if he was arrested again, the cycle of violence would continue.
Khan’s lawyer, Babar Awan, claimed the Lahore and Punjab police were travelling to Islamabad high court to arrest Khan. “Why are they then so adamant to arrest Imran? Let me tell you, any attempt to arrest Imran again will be unconstitutional,” he told reporters. The government, led by the prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, accused the supreme court of “hypocrisy” over its verdict and said leaders of Khan’sThe interior minister, Rana Sanaullah, made it clear that Khan was not safe from arrest despite the directions by the court. “We will try to get his bail nullified,” he said. “And if he is given bail in some cases and some cases are still left, we will definitely arrest him.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the president of the Pakistan Democratic Movement – the political coalition that governs Pakistan under Sharif – accused the supreme court of “protecting terrorism” in granting relief to Khan.
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