The Islamabad High Court granted bail to former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, on the following Friday arrest previously in the week on Allegations of corruption.
the arrest He incited violent clashes and was later deemed illegal.
But Khan was not immediately released instead was held in Regarding other issues.
“The court granted Imran Khan two weeks temporary bail and directed the authorities not to do so arrest for him in “The (graft) case,” Khan’s lawyer, Khawaja Harris, told reporters afterwards.
Khan was manhandled detention by the paramilitaries of the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday, but the Supreme Court announced later arrest illegal and demanded a “undo” of the operation.
Arrived on Friday in Convoy safe and entered building Surrounded by dozens of Police and paramilitary forces.
lawyers for for him party Collected in Before of In front of court of “Khan, your followers are numberless,” he shouted at the hearing, and “lawyers are alive,” as the deposed leader raised his fist above his head. head.
procedure minister has pledged to re-arrest Khan, who tangled in A large number of Legal issues – a frequent risk for opposition symbols in Pakistan – since his overthrow of power last April and fired a campaign of the challenge against the military.
General elections are scheduled no later than October, and former cricket star The shaky incumbent charged coalition government of replace in Collaborators with senior generals.
seventyyear old also made Heartbreaking allegations that they staged an assassination attempt in November that saw him shot in his leg during his campaign for Snap polls.
Labyrinth legal issues
Khan was arrested under the orders of Major graft agency in Pakistan upon arrival for Routine court appearance in Capital.
tow days of chaos followed, with several thousand of His supporters spread across cities across the country in protest, setup fire to buildings and block roads.
Nine at least people He died in Police and hospitals said the unrest.
hundreds of Police officers were injured more from 3500 people Arrested, mostly in According to the authorities, the provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Chief Justice Omar Atta Bendial said Thursday arrest It was illegal because took place on The courthouse, where Khan intended to apply for bail.
“for you arrest is invalid, so the whole operation must be rolled back.”
Khan stayed in The bench was confined overnight under police supervision protection for belong to him safety Until he reached the High Court in Islamabad where hundreds were of Security forces and nearby roads were deployed shut.
The country needs peace
Islamabad Police issued an emergency order banning all gatherings in Capital city After moving Khan Insaf (PTI) party named for supporters of the meeting.
Faisal Hussain Chowdhury is a lawyer for Khan told reporters that more arrests of senior Bring in PTI leaders overnight total Number to 10.
The country needs peace but this steps by government Not helpful.”
Despite the verdict on legitimacy of Khan’s arrest, Interior Minister Rana Sanalla, refused on Thursday to back down.
“If he (Khan) gets bail from the High Court tomorrow, we will wait for cancellation of Bail and arrest To him again, Sana Allah told Dunya TV.
with dozens of cases against Him, Khan “Long way togo,” analyst Imtiaz Gul told AFP.
“This is it just A rest in time, perhaps as part of Efforts to calm the volatile situation and reduce tensions.”
“Spider’s web of criminal It seems that the cases are meant to intertwine and thus impede it from active politics. “
Khan has remained very popular since his ouster.
for him arrest This week came after the army reprimanded him for Once again repeated allegations of their involvement in attempt to assassinate him.
Pakistani politicians have been frequently arrested and imprisoned since the country’s founding in 1947.
But few of them did directly challenge a military that have a huge impact over local politics and foreign policy And he carried out at least three coups and rule for more than three decades.
