
18 Mar 2023, 8:06 PM (IST)
Here's a look at the latest developments till now. Imran Khan's indictment has been delayed until March 30. Read more
18 Mar 2023, 6:24 PM (IST)
Islamabad Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Zafar Iqbal said on Saturday the hearing in the Toshakhana case cannot be held today. Iqbal allowed Imran Khan to mark his attendance outside the Islamabad Judicial Complex where the former Pakistan prime minister was to be indicted.
According to a report by The Dawn, Iqbal referred to the clashes between police and PTI workers and said, "“The situation as it is, the hearing and appearance cannot proceed.”
“All those who have gathered here should disperse after marking attendance. There is no need for shelling or pelting [of stones], the hearing cannot be held today,” the judge added.
Iqbal also said that once Imran Khan's signatures were taken, the next date of hearing in the case could be decided.
18 Mar 2023, 4:00 PM (IST)
18 Mar 2023, 1:55 PM (IST)
18 Mar 2023, 1:37 PM (IST)
Police broke into the residence of Imran Khan on Saturday and arrested more than 20 workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for putting up resistance against the police, Geo News repored.
A policeman told Geo News that they were fired upon from the house but no one was injured. The police operation was launched to clear the area of camps established by the party near Imran Khan's residence after the former prime minister left for Islamabad to attend a court hearing.
“Section 144 is imposed, you are kindly advised to disperse,” police said in an announcement, triggering an angry response from the PTI workers who chanted slogans.
18 Mar 2023, 1:33 PM (IST)
Dawn newspaper reported that the Pakistan government has shifted the Toshakhana case hearing venue from the additional sessions court to a comparatively safer Judicial Complex.
This was done following request from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to the Islamabad police about its concerns over the security of party chairman Imran Khan.
The Chief Commissioner Office Islamabad issued a notification declaring Court No 1 Judicial Complex at G-11 as the venue for the hearing of the case filed by the district election commissioner against Khan, terming it a "one-time dispensation", according to Dawn