ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad extended the bail of PTI Chairman Imran Khan and other party leaders in a case pertaining to the violation of Section 144 in Islamabad.
Babar Awan, lawyer of Imran Khan appeared before the court on Wednesday. He was joined by co-accused PTI leaders Saifullah Niazi, Sadaqat Abbasi, Shehzad Waseem and Faisal Javed Khan.
Additional sessions judge Zafar Iqbal accepted the plea seeking exemption from the court for Imran Khan, Asad Umar, Asad Qaiser and Faisal Vawda.
On Aug 24, an FIR was lodged against the former premier after he gave a call for nationwide rallies to demonstrate solidarity with Shahbaz Gill. Khan claimed that his party leader Gill faced “sexual abuse” during detention in a sedition case.
Imran Khan and several PTI leaders, including Asad Umar, Murad Saeed, Fawad Chaudhary, and Faisal Javed are co-accused in the case while Sheikh Rasheed is also among 17 leaders mentioned in the FIR.
The FIR states that Imran Khan along with the party leaders violated Section 144. PTI leaders and their almost 1,000 supporters blocked the road at Imran Khan’s behest, says the FIR.
