22 Aug 2022

LIVE: Islamabad High Court grants pre-arrest bail to Imran Khan until August 25

Published: Aug 22, 2022, 10:04 AM IST | Updated: Aug 22, 2022, 05:41 PM IST

LIVE: Islamabad High Court grants pre-arrest bail to Imran Khan until August 25

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan Niazi Photograph: (AFP)

<p>Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was booked on Sunday for threatening a judge and two high-ranking police officers at a public meeting. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman was booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) after his speech in Islamabad. Pakistan's electronic media watchdog banned satellite television channels from airing live speeches by Imran Khan. In his remarks to the public on Saturday, Khan threatened to file lawsuits against senior police officers, a female magistrate, the Pakistani Election Commission, and political rivals over the treatment of his aide Shahbaz Gill, who was detained last week on sedition-related charges.</p>

Key Updates

22 Aug 2022, 5:40 PM (IST)

22 Aug 2022, 2:30 PM (IST)

Imran Khan to go to Anti-Terror court following grant of pre-arrest bail by the Islamabad High Court.

22 Aug 2022, 1:50 PM (IST)

Islamabad High Court grants pre-arrest bail to Imran Khan until 25th August, bars authorities from arresting him in the ATA case.

22 Aug 2022, 12:09 PM (IST)

According to a report by The Dawn, Imran Khan on Sunday blamed the ‘neutrals’ — a term he uses for the military establishment — for the ongoing crackdown on the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).

“On May 25, when the police used violence against us, I was told by insiders that the police were ordered from above, which means that neutrals pressurised them to give PTI workers a thrashing,” he said.

22 Aug 2022, 11:24 AM (IST)

Former Pakistan PM @ImranKhanPTI has been booked under the anti-terrorism Act. An FIR has been filed against the PTI leader for threatening a judge and two top officials while addressing a rally in Islamabad.@Mohammed11Saleh brings you this report by @AnasMallick pic.twitter.com/rKmFc3Hbsr
— WION (@WIONews) August 22, 2022

22 Aug 2022, 10:34 AM (IST)

PTI vice-chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi told the media that the party is going to protest any attempts to arrest Imran Khan and the police has already deployed forces in anticipation of clashes.

22 Aug 2022, 10:12 AM (IST)

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) politicians have urged party workers to take to the streets to protest against the possible arrest of Imran Khan. Senior PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry has also asked party workers to reach former PM's Bani Gala residence.

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