In a case pertaining to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's claim against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan regarding Rs10 billion in damages, the Lahore High Court (LHC) dismissed the former premier’s petition against the termination of his “right of defence”.
The high court upheld the decision of the trial court.
Justice Chaudhry Iqbal pronounced the decision to dismiss Imran’s petition.
Read NAB is an establishment tool: Imran
A sessions court in Lahore terminated the right of defence of the former premier as the concerned interrogatories of the plaintiff were not submitted to the court on time.
"This court has been left with no option except to strike out the right of defence of the defendant (Imran Khan) in this case due to non-submission of requisite replies by the defendant regarding concerned interrogatories of the plaintiff. So, the right of defence of the defendant is hereby struck out in this case accordingly," the order stated.
1719660634-1/BeFunky-collage-nicole-(1)1719660634-1-165x106.webp "article")
1732276540-0/kim-(10)1732276540-0-165x106.webp "article")
1724249382-0/Untitled-(640-x-480-px)1724249382-0-270x192.webp "coas visits peshawar vows to dismantle hostile terrorist networks")
COMMENTS
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ