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Imran Khan set to appear before Islamabad High Court today
Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday in the Al-Qadir Trust case by authorities following the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) order to probe him for alleged corruption when he was present on the premises of the IHC.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is all set to appear before the Islamabad High Court today, Friday, May 12, for pre-arrest bail amid tight security as his party (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) announced a rally on the occasion and asked supporters to gather nearby the court for the leader's address.
Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday in the Al-Qadir Trust case by authorities following the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) order to probe him for alleged corruption when he was present on the premises of the IHC.
The court upheld his arrest but the Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated his incarceration declaring no one could be arrested from inside the court and ordered his release as it directed police to keep him in the Supreme Court’s protection and produce him before the high court at 11 am.
In its written order issued late at night, the top court said, “The manner of execution of the arrest warrant issued by the Chairman, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) dated 01.05.2023 in the Al-Qadir Trust case within the premises of the Islamabad High Court against petitioner is invalid and unlawful.”
During the hearing, the court remarked that since Imran Khan had surrendered to the high court where he was present to secure pre-arrest bail in the case, the entire process should start from the same point where it was interrupted by his arrest.
"The petitioner is directed to be produced before the Islamabad High Court tomorrow i.e. 12.05.2023 at 11:00 am for hearing of his Writ Petition filed to challenge the NAB action against him in the Al-Qadir Trust Case," the order read.
It also directed Khan to follow the decision taken by the high court on his petitions.
"This (Supreme Court) order shall remain valid until the production of the petitioner before the High Court in the aforementioned Writ Petition tomorrow i.e. 12.05.2023 at 11:00 am and shall be subject to any order that is passed by the High Court," the Supreme Court added.
(With PTI inputs)
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First Published:12 May 2023, 07:17 AM IST
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