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Imran Khan’s bail extended in funding case till Feb 15

Imran Khan’s bail extended in funding case till Feb 15

Imran Khan’s bail extended in funding case till Feb 15

Imran Khan has been instructed to appear at the next hearing.

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  • Court rejected request to attend proceedings via video link
  • Court ordered Imran Khan to appear at the next hearing
  • Imran Khan’s bail was extended till Feb 15
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ISLAMABAD: A banking court on Tuesday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s request for attending proceedings through video link and gave him a last chance to appear in person in the prohibited funding case.

Banking Court Judge Rakhshanda Shaheen warned the PTI leader that his interim bail would be cancelled in case he did not turn up on the next date of hearing.

At the outset of the hearing, Imran Khan’s lawyer Salman Safdar requested the court to grant a one-time exemption from appearance to his client on medical grounds. He pleaded that Imran Khan received more than one bullet in the firing incident and he was unable to move.

Special Prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi took the stance that all should be equal in the eyes of the law. The bails of common people were cancelled if they failed to appear, but a former prime minister was given an extension in his bail despite his non-appearance, he added.

Advocate Salman Safdar pleaded that the former prime minister had to collect records from various banks in the case. He said Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been request several times to do an investigation from him at his Zaman Park Lahore residence but the federal agency did not want to come there.

He said the FIA could send a questionnaire if it did not want to visit his client at his Lahore residence. The facts regarding the case were being ignored, he added.

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After listening the arguments, the court adjourned till February 15, directing the PTI chairman to ensure his appearance on the next date of hearing.

The court warned that Imran Khan’s bail will be cancelled if he does not appear at the next hearing or submits another application.

The FIA had lodged a case against Imran Khan and others in the light of the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the prohibited funding case.

 

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