He said that the court has granted him the bail and there is no case against him still he is held back, adding that powerful persons are behaving in an unconstitutional way
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The announcement was made by the chief of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Maulana Fazlur Rehman before the media following a meeting of leaders whose parties are part of the coalition
Describing former premier Imran and his party as "liars", Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday slammed the Opposition for pushing the cash-strapped country towards "destruction"
A special bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday granted bail to former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan for two weeks in a corruption case.
A team of Lahore police has left for Islamabad to arrest Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan in a number of cases registered against him in Punjab province, according to a media report
A special bench of the IHC briefly adjourned hearing on Pakistan's former prime minister Imran bail plea in a graft case amid slogan shouting by a lawyer in courtroom
The report said that Khan later called Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid
His arrest earlier this week, which sparked deadly unrest in the nuclear-armed nation, was ruled "invalid and unlawful" by the Supreme Court on Thursday
Pakistan's institutions were never that strong anyway; the military was, famously, the only thing in the country that worked
Imran could also be heard asking what "is the chief justice doing" and then said that "he doesn't give correct orders"
The IHC upheld his arrest but the Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated his incarceration declaring no one could be arrested from inside the court and ordered his release
"We support the peaceful upholding of constitutional and democratic principles, including respect for human rights," US said on Pakistan's internet ban
"Several PML-N leaders faced arrests and raids in the past but no one raised any question, because all of that was done in support of the Ladla (a favourite child)" who disrespected the SC"
"The Pakistani government should uphold the right to peaceful protest while responding to violence with the minimum force needed," it added
During the hearing in the Supreme Court on Thursday, Khan appealed to the public to protest peacefully and not harm the country
On Thursday, a three-member apex court bench, comprising Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Athar Minallah, ordered his immediate release
The bench directed NAB to produce Khan by 4:30 pm (local time) when the court would reconvene
Violent clashes between Khan's supporters and security forces have left at least seven people dead and nearly 300 injured across Pakistan
Several audio leaks apparently involving Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders seem to suggest the party leadership was instigating its workers to attack the Lahores Corps Commanders House.