The Islamabad High Court extended PTI Chairman Imran Khan\u2019s interim bail in nine cases till tomorrow, with a warning that the bail will be cancelled if he fails to appear tomorrow.
\nThe court rejected the request of Imran\u2019s counsel Salman Safdar for an extension by another three to four days.
\nThe counsel said a petition for exemption from appearance on medical grounds had been filed.
\n\u201cThe medical report is from a private hospital, why don\u2019t you get an examination from a government hospital?\u2019 the court questioned.
\nSafdar said his client had been receiving treatment from Shaukat Khanum Hospital since day one. \u201cWe are ready to get a medical exam conducted from a government hospital also,\u201d he told the court.
\nThe lawyer also vowed that Imran Khan will appear in court on the next hearing.
\nEarlier, the IHC had expressed annoyance over the non-appearance of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the hearing on his interim bail plea in a case registered in the Ramna police station.
\nHeading a two-member bench along with Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb, IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq remarked that if Imran Khan does not appear before the office hours, his interim bail will be dismissed.
\nThe Islamabad High Court is hearing the PTI chief\u2019s plea for interim bail in nine cases registered in the capital city.
\nImran Khan was likely to appear in the court along with his legal team. However, he decided against appearing. His legal team took the stance that their client could not travel on the instructions of his doctors.
\nHis legal team said a petition for exemption from appearance would be filed before the high court, as the fracture on his already injured leg has freshened due to stress.
\n\u201cWhere is the petitioner?\u201d questioned the chief justice.
\nHis lawyer Naeem Panjotha told the court that Imran Khan could not make it and an exemption application would be filed.
\nWhen asked where the exemption plea was, Panjotha said it had been filed.
\n\u201cIf Imran Khan does not appear before the court time is over, his interim bail will be dismissed,\u201d Chief Justice Farooq ruled, and adjourned the hearing until Imran Khan appeared in court.
\nAhead of the PTI chief\u2019s possible appearance, strict security arrangements were made by the district administration and the police outside the court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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