ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday granted extension in the bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan in nine different cases.
The plea for extension in the bail was heard by a two-member IHC bench headed by Chief Justice Aamer Farooq. While extending Imran Khan’s interim bail in seven terror cases for 10 days, the court directed him to approach the trial court.
Imran Khan appeared before the court amid tight security. Barrister Salman Safdar, counsel for Imran Khan, told the court that almost 140 cases were registered against his client. He said his client had sought bail in all the cases known to him.
The court noted that a medical report from a public sector hospital should be submitted to seek an extension in future and directed to provide material on the plea seeking permission to appear through a video link.
The court also extended Imran Khan’s interim bail in two other cases related to threatening officers of the armed forces and the attempted murder of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha, till May 9. The court directed for fixing Imran Khan’s plea for staying the action on cases against him (Imran Khan) on May 9.