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AFTER PTI RALLY CLASHES, IMRAN, OTHERS ACCUSED WITH TERRORISM

Imran and several others were arrested on allegations related to terrorism.

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Imran and several others were arrested on allegations related to terrorism.
The Inspector General of Punjab has formed a two-person team to probe the death that occurred during the incident outside of Zaman Park.

Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and a few other prominent party figures were arrested on Thursday in connection with the violence that occurred during a rally on Wednesday in Lahore and resulted in the death of a PTI member.

The Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), which also contained the legal provisions pertaining to murder, attempted murder, and other offences, was used to record the first information report (FIR) at the Race Course police station.

Fawad Chaudhry, Farukh Habib, and Hassan Niazi were among the other PTI officials detained in connection with the investigation. They were accused of “threatening national security agencies” and “destroying the government and its institutions brick by brick”.

On Wednesday, a PTI employee was killed when the PTI gathering in Punjab to kick off the election campaign was attacked by the police. According to the PTI, Ali Bilal, also known as Zil-e-Shah, died as a result of police abuse.

The abuse of PTI activists resulted in “at least 11 officers being hurt,” according to Police Spokesman Syed Mubashir Hassan on Wednesday evening. He stated that two police officers were critically injured and transported to the General Hospital.

A two-person commission composed of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Lahore Imran Kishwar and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Elite Police Force Sadiq Ali was established by the inspector general of the Punjab police as a result of the violent skirmishes.

To “ascertain facts, ensure transparency, and determine the reason for loss of life and property” during the incident, the committee has been tasked with conducting an investigation into the skirmishes between police and PTI employees outside Zaman Park.

Imran had already filed a petition with the Lahore High Court (LHC) asking for “foolproof security and permission to attend court hearings via video link”. Nevertheless, the PTI chief’s request for a quick restoration of his security was denied by the court on Thursday.

The petition was heard by Judge Abid Aziz Sheikh of the LHC. Salman Safdar, the solicitor for PTI, argued that although the petitioner had been provided security up to January 18, it had been removed with the installation of the present caretaker setup.

Safdar maintained that there were security concerns and that the PTI leader had to appear in court for criminal proceedings. Judge Sheikh rejected the demand for “foolproof security” and requested responses by March 13 from the federal and provincial administrations.

Additionally, Justice Sheikh informed the solicitor that the petitioner was “seeking exemption from personal appearance before the courts,” and that “relevant courts must be approached if this is the case.”

Imran’s interim bail was extended by the anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad till March 21. In the court of Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan, Attorney Naeem Haider appeared on behalf of the PTI leader during the hearing.

The authorities fired water cannons and rubber bullets at the PTI demonstration on Wednesday, according to Haider, who testified in court. He said that the water used in those cannons had chemicals added by the authorities.

The judge questioned whether he had the proof to back up his assertion or if he was merely speculating. The defence attorney retorted that PTI employees had claimed that the water from such cannons had burned their bodies.

Imran was prepared to appear in court, but his life was in danger, Haider also informed the judge. He recalled that the PTI leader was the target of an assassination attempt in Wazirabad in November of last year.

The lawyer claimed that Imran was getting different warnings that his life was in danger and that more assassination attempts were being prepared against the PTI leader. He further noted that although Imran had visited the courthouse, a new case had been filed against him.

Imran Khan was permitted to enter the courtroom, the court noted. Imran had 36 cases filed against him, the solicitor claimed, adding that a few more instances might be filed before evening.

The judge stated that Imran did not request release on his own initiative; rather, the ATC had called him. Imran wanted to conduct political rallies despite the fact that the government’s solicitor claimed his life was in danger. Imran should appear in court, he argued, not organise rallies.

Later, the hearing was continued until March 21 after the court granted Imran Khan’s request for an exemption and extended his temporary bail.

In the meantime, Mohsin Shah Nawaz Ranjha’s murder case was brought before the Islamabad High Court (IHC), and Chief Judge Amir Farooq of the IHC prolonged Imran’s provisional bail till March 21. Imran Khan was also ordered by the court to participate in the case inquiry.

In a another instance, a three-member bigger bench gave Imran notices on altering a complaint against the PTI leader for failing to disclose his purported daughter Tyrian in his nomination papers during the by-elections last year.

The court, presided over by Chief Judge Amir Farooq and made up of Justices Mohsin Akhtar Kiani and Arbab Muhammad Tahir, also overruled the Registrar Office’s objections to a citizen named Sajid’s general application.

Imran won seven seats in the by-elections, according to Sajid’s miscellaneous appeal, but he did not identify Tyrian as his daughter in his nomination papers. The petitioner included 12 additional papers in his 138-page argument against Imran Khan.

A copy of a court order from California was among the new papers that the petitioner asked the court to record and add to the petition. The hearing was continued till March 13 after the court requested Imran’s response to the plea.

Imran’s request for a one-day respite was granted by Judge Rana Mujahid Rahim in yet another case involving threats against a female judge. He gave the PTI leader instructions to ensure his presence in court for the subsequent hearing.

Imran’s solicitor, Naeem Haider, appeared in court at the hearing and submitted the exemption request. The court accepted the plea and instructed Imran to make sure he was there on March 13 for the subsequent hearing.

Separately, a Quetta court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Imran that is not subject to a bond in the case that was filed in accordance with various provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and the 2016 Prevention of Cyber Crimes Act (PECA).

Following Khalil Kakar’s complaint against Imran for remarks he made at a speech on Sunday about state institutions and their officers, the case was filed at the Bijli Road Police Station.

After a squad of Islamabad police arrived at the PTI leader’s Zaman Park mansion to arrest him in the Toshakhana case, the PTI head delivered a ferocious speech in which he attacked “state institutions” harshly.

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