Govt decides to arrest Imran Khan if he fails to appear in court on March 13

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 08 Mar 2023

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has announced that the government has decided to arrest Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan if he fails to appear in court on March 13.

Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, the Interior Minister siad that Imran Khan had been getting repeated reliefs from courts, but if he failed to appear on March 13, a date set by Islamabad High Court when it suspended arrest warrant of lower court on Tuesday, he would be arrested, adding that the IHC relief provided to Khan had no precedent in past. He further said that if the courts provide further relief (to Khan), questions would definitely be raised (about judiciary’s conduct).

Referring to section 144 imposed in Lahore, Rana Sanaullah said the caretaker government of Punjab introduced ban on rallies on reports submitted by ‘agencies’.