The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday stopped police from arresting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill in sedition case.
\nThe court\u2019s directives were issued during a hearing on the plea filed by the PTI leader which sought to quash the cases registered against him in Karachi.
\nDuring today\u2019s hearing, the petitioner\u2019s lawyer pleaded with the court to stop the police from arresting Gill in sedition case till the final decision on the ongoing case in SHC.
\nGill submitted in the petition that police had registered three cases against him at the Brigade, Surjani Town and Rizvia police stations.
\nThe petitioner pleaded with the court to quash all cases registered against him in Karachi.
\nAt which, the SHC bench stopped police from arresting Shahbaz Gill and adjourned the hearing.
\nThe PTI leader also urged the court for an immediate hearing of the plea, which was turned down by the SHC bench.
\nIt may be noted that on December 22, a district and sessions court in Islamabad issued a bailable arrest warrant for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill in the sedition case.
\nThe court issued a bailable arrest warrant upon PTI leader\u2019s absence and rejected his petition for exemption from personal appearance in the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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