Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday covertly reached the Lahore High Court (LHC) to obtain protective bail in two separate cases under terrorism charges and those pertaining to financial irregularities registered by anti-graft watchdog.
The ex-PM appeared before the court to obtain bail in cases registered at Golra police station and counter-terrorism department (CTD).
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The case was heard by a two-member bench comprising Justice Syed Shahbaz Ali Rizvi and Justice Farooq Haider. The bench granted bail to the former premier which will remain effective till March 27.
Another bench headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi granted protective bail to ex-PM in National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases for 10 days.
Imran’s counsel said that an institution was already investigating the Toshakhana case and the trial was already underway.
He noted that NAB has also started the investigation of Toshakhana case.
The counsel said that his client was not getting adequate time to assist the court with a plethora of cases he was being framed in on a regular basis.
