ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) challenging the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) decision declaring Imran Khan’s arrest by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) ‘legal’.

The petition was submitted by the PTI legal team headed by the party’s senior vice president Fawad Chaudhry. The Supreme Court’s Registrar office stated that the PTI chief did not approach the relevant forum, adding that he could file an intra-court appeal. The Registrar office further stated that the petition did not have the signatures of the PTI chief Imran Khan.