In a case involving alleged threats to a female judge, a Pakistani court issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Imran Khan and ordered the authorities to bring him before the court on April 18.
In connection with alleged threats made to a female judge, a Pakistani court issued non-bailable arrest warrants for former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday.According to the news agency PTI,The hearing was presided over by Islamabad-based judicial magistrate Malik Aman, who denied Khan's counsel's request for an exemption from an in-person appearance.
The report says that Khan's lawyer also asked the judicial magistrate not to let the former prime minister appear on March 30 after the prosecution lawyer said that Khan should have appeared by the time the arrest warrants were due.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf pioneer was given non-bailable capture warrants by the adjudicator, who additionally requested the specialists to welcome him under the steady gaze of the court on April 18.
Khan's non-bailable capture warrant was changed into a bailable warrant at the court's new hearing on Walk 24. He should show up by Walk 29, however he didn't appear.
Prior to that, non-bailable arrest warrants for him in the case were issued by Senior Civil Judge Rana Mujahid Rahim on March 13.
The Woman Judge Threat Case:
The Woman Judge Threat Case:
The case is based on Khan's speech from August 2017, in which he made threats against Islamabad police officers and Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry.
Khan was accused of breaking various provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). He was also accused of contempt of court by the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The charges of psychological warfare were subsequently dropped.
However, following the filing of a first information report (FIR) against him for threatening the judge, a similar case is currently before the sessions court.
The former prime minister has been the subject of dozens of cases brought against him in a variety of cities since he was removed from power in April of last year. He has never been taken into custody so far.
