{"id":314870,"date":"2023-02-20T14:32:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T09:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=314870"},"modified":"2023-02-20T14:32:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T09:32:29","slug":"bail-petition-security-beefed-up-at-lhc-as-imran-khan-expected-to-appear-before-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/bail-petition-security-beefed-up-at-lhc-as-imran-khan-expected-to-appear-before-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Bail petition: Security beefed up at LHC as Imran Khan expected to appear before court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Security at the Lahore High Court (LHC) was beefed up on Monday as PTI chairman Imran Khan is expected to appear in court for a hearing on his bail application in a case pertaining to protests outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).<\/p>\n<p>Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh is expected to take up the petition at 2pm.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb 15, an Islamabad anti-terrorism court \u2014 on grounds of non-appearance \u2014 had rejected Imran\u2019s request for an extension in his interim bail in a case pertaining to violent protests outside the ECP after it disqualified him in the Toshakhana case.<\/p>\n<p>The PTI chief has been convalescing in his Zaman Park residence in Lahore ever since he was wounded in an assassination attempt during a pitstop his caravan made in Wazirabad while they were marching on Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the PTI chief had approached the LHC for interim protective bail.<\/p>\n<p>At the previous hearing, Justice Sheikh had warned of issuing a contempt notice to Imran and instructed him to appear in the court in person on Feb 20.<\/p>\n<p>The court had also advised Punjab Inspector General Dr Usman Anwar to meet the PTI chief\u2019s legal team and decide on security matters.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of today\u2019s hearing, a large contingent of police personnel was deployed at the main gate of the LHC.<\/p>\n<p>Imran\u2019s legal team also arrived at the court to review the security arrangements. 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