WEB DESK
Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan approached on Wednesday the Islamabad High Court for his protective bail in the prohibited funding case.
PTI chief’s application came a day after the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) registered a case against Imran Khan and 10 other PTI members under the Foreign Exchange Act.
Imran Khan fears that he might be arrested and approached the high court for his protective bail.
In his bail plea, the petitioner will suffer irreparable loss if he will be arrested for an offence that he had not committed. Furthermore, Imran maintained that he was a renowned politician and head of the largest political party, therefore, there was no apprehension of the petitioner absconding or tampering with the prosecution evidence.
It said the petitioner was a law-abiding citizen of Pakistan and had never been involved in any criminal case before and was fully aware of the consequences of breach of bail conditions.
However, in light of the above-mentioned facts and circumstances court should provide protective bail to Imran Khan, the bail plea maintained.
The court heard the plea and asked the PTI chief to appear before the court in 30 minutes.
