Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday allowed former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan not to appear in the hearing of bail applications in eight terrorism cases while extending his interim bail till May 3.
\nA two-member bench of IHC comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the case.
\nThe former premier pleaded with the court that he could not attend today\u2019s hearing due to security reasons.
\nHe noted that the government had retraced security from him which has not been restored yet.
\nImran Khan\u2019s counsel, Faisal Chaudhry, informed the court that his client was unable to attend today\u2019s hearing as he had to appear before the Lahore High Court (LHC) in a case related to 121 FIRs registered against him.
\nThe advocate general said that he had already predicted Khan\u2019s absence and stated that the government had taken necessary security measures.
\nThe chief justice remarked that foolproof security arrangements may have been made on the court premises but went on to question if the government had restored Imran\u2019s security sanctioned for a former prime minister.
\nThe court approved Imran\u2019s plea and also extended his interim bail in all eight cases till May 3.
\nThe court warned the ex-PM that his bail would be suspended if he would not appear before the court on expiry of bail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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