Islamabad (Web Desk): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday extended its order barring the authorities from arresting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former premier Imran Khan in any case, including undisclosed ones, filed against him anywhere in the country till May 31.
Khan's lawyer, Barrister Gohar, represented him in court today. The government’s lawyer requested more time to provide information about the cases filed against the former premier
The court granted the request and adjourned the hearing until May 31.
Imran Khan was arrested from the IHC premises by paramilitary forces on May 9 which triggered violent protests across the country.
The PTI chief had immediately approached the court for release but it had declared his arrest legal.
Later, the Supreme Court (SC) declared his arrest as “invalid and unlawful” and referred the matter back to the IHC .
Subsequently, IHC CJ Aamer Farooq had formed a two-judge bench, comprising Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, to hear Imran’s bail plea in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
The bench had granted protective bail to Imran in three terrorism cases filed against him in Lahore and the murder case of PTI activist Zillay Shah alias Ali Bilal.
Meanwhile, the court had also stopped authorities from arresting Imran Khan until May 17 in all cases known or otherwise.