PTI Chairman Imran Khan arrived at the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday after filing separate petitions seeking protective bail in nine first information reports (FIRs) registered against him in Islamabad and Lahore.
A two-member bench, comprising Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh and Justice Farooq Haider, will hear the pleas for protective bail in four of the nine cases registered under terrorism charges. The request for bail in the remaining five cases will be heard by a single-member bench comprising Justice Sheikh.
Two of the cases are regarding vandalism at the Islamabad Judicial Complex while another concerns the police operation at Zaman Park. Moreover, one of the cases concerns the recent death of PTI worker Zille Shah.
Ahead of Imran’s arrival, the LHC had directed Punjab police chief Dr Usman Anwar to facilitate the PTI chief in reaching court. The court initially said that it would hear Imran’s request for protective bail at 5pm but later granted time till 5:30pm.
