Imran's non-bailable warrant converted into bailable

PTI chief to appear in court on April 18

ISLAMABAD:

A district and sessions court on Friday converted former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's non-bailable arrest warrant in the woman judge threatening case into a bailable one.

Additional Sessions Judge Sikandar Khan heard Imran's request against the non-bailable arrest warrant which was issued by Judicial Magistrate Malik Aman.

During the hearing, the court decided to set aside the non-bailable arrest warrant, issuing a bailable arrest warrant against surety bond of Rs20,000.

Speaking to the media, Imran's counsel said that the issuance of the non-bailable arrest warrant was "unlawful" and "illegal".

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He said that this decision was a victory and prevented the prosecution from "staging another drama" outside Zaman Park.

On Wednesday, a district and sessions court had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for the April 18 hearing, while rejecting Imran’s request for an exemption from appearance in the case pertaining to the intimidation of a female judge.

Imran had challenged the decision to issue an arrest warrant and filed an appeal.