Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been acquitted of charges in two cases involving the May 25 long march and vandalism at the event in Islamabad.
Judicial Magistrate Shaista Kundi issued a reserved ruling on the acquittal petition. The cases against the former prime minister were filed in Sihala and Lohi Bher police stations in response to allegations of long march vandalism.
However, Imran Khan’s request for acquittal and production in court was successful, with Judge Kundi handing him an acquittal.
During the court hearings, lawyer Naeem Panjotha submitted reasons requesting that Imran Khan be brought before the court.
The judge inquired as to who would be held accountable if something happened to him while he was being transported to court.
Panjotha stated that the government was responsible for providing security, and that he intended to convey his reasons in front of the PTI founder.
The judge stated that presence was required in the context of a bail application, not for acquittal. She then denied Imran Khan’s production request.
Furthermore, Panjotha claimed that his client had been accused in all of the cases, despite the fact that everything had occurred on his behalf. There were numerous cases filed on the same day, he explained. He further alleged that no one was notified or informed about the execution of Section 144.
