An anti-terrorism courtroom (ATC) in Islamabad rejected former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s request to increase his interim bail in a case pertaining to a protest outdoors the workplace of Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) following its determination within the Toshakhana case. Decide Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan introduced the decision following Khan’s repeated failure to bodily seem earlier than the courtroom, reported Daybreak.

Earlier, the courtroom had directed Khan to look earlier than it by 1:30pm, and rejected his plea to grant an exemption from private look.

Imran Khan has been convalescing at his Lahore residence after he was wounded in an assassination try in Wazirabad throughout his march to Islamabad. Khan’s lawyer requested the courtroom to increase the bail arguing that the previous prime minister had tried to look however couldn’t journey.

Within the quick order, the courtroom mentioned Khan was given a number of alternatives to place seem earlier than it “however to no avail.” The choose recalled that the Pakistan Tejreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief failed to look earlier than the courtroom on Oct 31, Nov 21, Nov 28, Dec 9, Dec 19, Jan 10, Jan 31, Feb 10 and twice at present.

“As a result of protracted nature of the moment bail utility, the matter can’t be stretched for an indefinite interval, thus no additional alternative in search of dispensation from private attendance shall be allowed,” the courtroom mentioned.

“Ergo, the moment utility in search of dispensation from private attendance in medical grounds for at present is accordingly dismissed.”

Nevertheless, the previous premier can problem the order within the Islamabad Excessive Courtroom (IHC) to keep away from arrest.

Quickly after the decision was introduced, clashes had been reported between the police and protesters in Islamabad, Peshawar and Karachi, in keeping with Daybreak.

PTI mentioned that Imran Khan deal with the nation at present at 6pm.