Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has secured preventive bail from arrest by the Lahore high court in a case pertaining to protests outside the Election Commission of Pakistan office, Geo TV reported.
The bail to 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief by high court justice Ali Baqar Najafi comes after high drama outside the Lahore high court premises. A massive crowd of PTI supporters had gathered outside the court to welcome Khan as he arrived for hearing. He granted two deadlines of 5 pm and 7:30 pm to appear before the bench.
Social media was flooded with videos of Khan’s convoy being showered with rose petals as it made its way to the court. Massive police deployment was put in place at the main gate of the court.
Last week, an anti-terror court in Islamabad had rejected the ex-PM’s plea for an extension in his interim bail in the case. The PTI leadership had asked party workers to stage protests across the country, including near the ECP, after Khan was disqualified over hiding details of party funding.
