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  • Pakistan political unrest continues: Imran’s aide Asad arrested

    Pakistan political unrest continues: Imran’s aide Asad arrested

    Pakistan: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar was arrested from the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) premises a day after the country’s former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested, reported Geo News.

    The Secretary General of PTI was apparently arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Islamabad police today.

    Umar was taken into custody while waiting outside the IHC Bar Association’s office, where they were drafting a plea to submit to the IHC. He had requested a meeting with the PTI Chairman Imran Khan through a petition, according to Geo News.

    PTI lawyers attempted to prevent the police from apprehending the force, but Umar was carried away despite their best attempts. Earlier today, Imran Khan’s party called for a nationwide protest against his arrest.

    Khan was arrested outside Islamabad High Court by Rangers on the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) warrant in the Al-Qadir Trust case.

    The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had started an investigation against Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi and others for the alleged gain of hundreds of canals of land in the name of Al Qadir University Trust, which reportedly caused a loss of 190 million pounds to the national exchequer.

    PTI workers also held protests in cities across Pakistan, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar, and Mardan, reported Geo News. In Karachi, demonstrators clashed with the police near Nursery. They pelted stones at police vehicles and tore down street lights.

    Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry said the party will approach the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning to challenge the Islamabad High Court’s upholding of party chairman Imran Khan’s arrest.

    Expressing angst about the arrest of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, protestors gathered outside the residence of Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington on Tuesday (local time) following the arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad. Protests were seen in cities including Washington, New York, and Chicago. On Tuesday evening, supporters of Imran Khan gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in London to protest against his arrest.

    The US, Canada and the UK issued travel advisories for their citizens and diplomatic staff, as protests erupted across Pakistan with people clamouring for Khan’s release.

  • Islamabad HC warns Imran of bail cancellation

    Islamabad HC warns Imran of bail cancellation

    ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday warned that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khans bail would be cancelled if he failed to appear before it,.

    The court, hearing a case of incitement to mutiny against state institutions lodged against the former Prime Minister, expressed displeasure at hiss absence from the courtroom, The Express Tribune reported.

    IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq inquired regarding the petitioner whereabouts, to which Khan’s counsel Naeem Haider Panjotha stated that he was unable to come to court today and had thus filed an application for exemption.

    When the Chief Justice asked further about the application, the counsel clarified that it had been filed.

    Justice Farooq remarked that if Khan did not appear before the court in time for the hearing, his interim bail would be dismissed and added that a mockery had been made of the court, The Express Tribune reported.

    The court then adjourned the hearing till the PTI chief’s appearance.

    The former Prime Minister had moved the IHC to quash the FIR registered against him on the allegations of inciting rebellion in state institutions.

    Last week, the high court had granted Khan protective bail till May 3 and Justice Farooq approved his bail against the submission of surety bonds worth 100,000 PKR.

  • Live coverage banned outside judicial complex in Islamabad, Imran will reach for hearing

    Live coverage banned outside judicial complex in Islamabad, Imran will reach for hearing

    Islamabad | The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Saturday barred live coverage of events taking place outside the Islamabad judicial complex where Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan will arrive for a court hearing. Referring to the clashes between PTI workers and law enforcement personnel outside Imran’s Zaman Park residence, Dawn reported in a statement that it observed with concern that the satellite TV channel was airing violent mobs, police and Live footage and images of the attack were shown to the law enforcement agencies.

    The restrictions were imposed after two days of clashes between PTI supporters and law enforcement personnel as they tried to execute court-ordered arrest warrants, Dawn reported.

    According to the report, footage or images were seen on TV without any editorial oversight during the recent standoff between political party workers and law enforcement agencies in Lahore, in which violent mobs used petrol bombs. Not only this, the mob injured unarmed policemen and set police vehicles on fire.

    The live telecast of such footage on various satellite TV channels created chaos and panic among the viewers and the police. According to Dawn news, such mob activism not only endangers the law and order situation, but also makes public properties and lives unsafe.

    –IANN