• Additional Sessions issued arrest warrant for Imran Khan
• PTI leadership submit the protective bail plea in LHC.
• The court pleaded to grant 15 days of protective bail.

LAHORE: Former prime minister and Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has filed a petition in Lahore High Court, seeking protective bail after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued a non-bailable arrest warrant of Imran Khan in Toshakhana case.

The bail petition was filed after the Islamabad police reached former prime minister Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence to arrest him after his non-bailable arrest warrant was issued by IHC.

The PTI senior leadership Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhry left for LHC to submit the protective bail plea.

They pleaded the court to grant 15 days of protective bail so that the PTI Chairman Imran Khan can appear before the court.

Earlier, Islamabad Police have arrived at Zaman Park in Lahore to arrest Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in Toshakhana case on Sunday, Bol News reported.

Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal issued arrest warrant for Imran Khan. The court said the PTI chief did not appear on his previous hearing date.

Date of February 28 is mentioned on the arrest warrant of additional session judge.