- Interior Ministry said 12 cases were registered against Shahbaz Gill
- The court rejected the report submitted on behalf of interior secretary
- Court extended Shahbaz Gill bail till Feb 13
The interior ministry on Monday told the Lahore High Court that as many as 12 cases had been registered against PTI leader Dr Shahbaz Gill in different cities of the country on multiple charges.
A report filed on behalf of the interior secretary revealed that two cases had been registered in Balochistan and five each in Punjab and Sindh provinces against Gill. The cases carried charges of ridiculing the state institutions and extending threats to their heads.
Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh was hearing a petition of Gill for protective bail and seeking record of the cases lodged against him. Gill was present in the court along with his counsel.
The judge took notice of the signatures of a section officer on the report submitted on behalf of the secretary interior.
The judge rejected the report and directed a law officer to submit the report with the signatures of the secretary. The judge also extended the interim protective bail of Gill till Feb 13.
Talking to the reporters, Gill expressed his resolve to stand by PTI chairman Imran Khan in difficult times. He claimed that many leaders in the party were like a “snake in the sleeve”.
However, Gill refused to name them saying the party was going through a testing time. “Let this time pass. I will reveal all of them,” he added.
Gill said former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry was like a brother to him and an asset of the party. He said Fawad faced arrest for standing by the truth.
The PTI leader said he came to Pakistan with an ideology to serve the people and worked with the PTI without any financial benefit.
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