WEB DESK
A court in Islamabad on Monday approved the interim bail of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the prohibited funding case till October 31 against the surety bond of Rs100,000.
The PTI chief’s lawyers had drawn up the bail plea in which they had urged the court to stop the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from arresting Khan.
The move to seek bail from the special court came after Islamabad High Court (IHC), last week, granted protective bail to the PTI chairman till October 18 (Tuesday) in the same case under the condition that Khan would approach the relevant court.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan also appeared before the court of Special Judge (Central) Raja Asif Mehmood today.
At the outset of today’s hearing, Imran Khan’s counsel argued before the court that the issue of jurisdiction is still pending before IHC.
At this, the judge asked the lawyer to read out the FIR. The judge stated that the petitioner appeared on the order of the IHC.
After hearing arguments, the court approved bail till the matter is decided by the high court.
