SLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), appeared before the Supreme Court on Thursday via video link in the matter pertaining to reforms to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, along with Justices Amin-ud-Din Khan, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Athar Minallah, and Hasan Azhar Rizvi, comprised the larger bench of the Supreme Court. The bench heard arguments on intra-court appeals brought forth by the federal and provincial governments in opposition to the NAB amendments that the highest court had invalidated.
There was no live streaming of the case hearing today.
According to jail sources cited by Geo News, the PTI founder’s appearance at the Adiala Jail was scheduled to take place earlier today, as per the Supreme Court’s directives.
According to the authorities, the Adiala jail management had informed the PTI founder about his appearance through video link. The staff of the top court and jail authorities did a trial run of the video link before Khan’s appearance, they added.