Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan approached the Lahore High Court (LHC), seeking post-arrest bail in several May 9 cases registered against him. The PTI founder maintained in the plea that he was in National Accountability Bureau (NAB) custody in Islamabad on May 9 and had nothing to do with the violence on the day. Imran Khan termed the cases against him as an act of \u2018political revenge\u2019. Imran Khan told the court that he has been subjected to \u2018political victimization\u2019 and facing several \u2018fabricated\u2019 cases for two years, requesting the court to approve his post-arrest bail. The PTI founder approached the LHC after his bail plea was rejected by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in eight May 9 cases including the Jinnah House attack. \u201cThe ATC has rejected the bail applications, contrary to the facts,\u201d Imran Khan argued. Earlier, PTI founder\u2019s sister Aleema Khanum said that Imran Khan has decided to plea his case at the International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO). Talking to journalists outside Adiala Jail, Aleema Khan alleged that the PTI founder is being denied the right to communicate with his children. She further claimed, \u201cHe is not allowed to meet his doctor, and this treatment amounts to torture.\u201d Aleema claimed that \u2018no court is willing to hear their petitions.\u2019 \u201cThe PTI founder has said we have no other option left now,\u201d she revealed. She mentioned that the PTI founder plans to take his case to international human rights organizations. Aleema Khanum also shared that the PTI founder laughed heartily at Rana Sanaullah\u2019s press conference. \u201cOur family is receiving threats and warnings,\u201d she disclosed, adding, \u201cWe have taken on a responsibility as a family.\u201d May 9 violence Violent clashes were broken out across Pakistan after former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested on May 9, 2023. The protests were held in remote and major cities as the party workers were agitated due to their chairman\u2019s arrest, with Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad summoning the armed forces to ensure law and order. Army installations, including Corps Commander\u2019s house in Lahore, had come under attack during the protests by PTI workers. It is pertinent to mention that the PTI founder is named as main accused in all the May 9 riots cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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