Imran Khan LIVE: Another Setback For Ex-PM, PTI Chief Asked To Appear Before Trial Court

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After the Islamabad High Court dismissed Khan's plea to suspend the arrest warrant, the PTI workers outside Khan's residence chanted pro-Imran Khan slogans. The party workers continue with their demonstrations as they are hopeful that justice will be served. "We thank also the lawyers community who stood against tyranny and fascism. InshAllah rule of law will be established!", the party wrote on Twitter. 

We thank also the lawyers community who stood against tyranny and fascism. InshAllah rule of law will be established! #زمان_پارک_پُہنچو pic.twitter.com/4iJgdm3SWf

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 15, 2023

In a video shared by Khan's party, PTI worker Asad Umar announced that the party will continue to stay outside Khan's residence despite the fact that the Lahore court asked the police to stop the operation outside Imran Khan's Zaman Park residence. "Tehreek-e-Insaf workers will remain in Zaman Park. Only the police have been prevented from operating there, but you people will stay there," the party wrote on Twitter. 

تحریک انصاف کے کارکنان زمان پارک میں ہی رہیں گے. صرف پولیس کو وہاں آپریشن کرنے سے روکا ہے، مگر آپ لوگ وہیں رہیں گے، تحریک اسد عمر کی کارکنان کو خصوصی ہدایت. #زمان_پارک_پُہنچو pic.twitter.com/6v1rsi7tRO

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 15, 2023

After a brief relief, the Islamabad High Court rejected the former Prime Minister's plea for suspension of the non-bailable arrest warrant against him. The cricketer-turned-politician is asked to appear before the trial court and submit an undertaking. 

Workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf celebrated the Lahore High Court verdict outside Khan's residence. The PTI member chanted pro-Imran Khan slogans outside his Lahore residence. "Conscious young people of Pakistan, this country will remain in your debt. This nation is ready to become Kandan. Be it workers of Tehreek-e-Insaaf or Jansar who reported the bridge of Zaman Park on social media in the midst of heavy shelling and bullets. Paid the right to be a Pakistani," the party wrote on Twitter. 

پاکستان کے باشعور نوجوان یہ وطن آپ کا قرض دار رہے گا۔یہ قوم کندن بننے کو تیار ہے۔تحریک انصاف کے کارکنان ہوں یا شدید شیلنگ اور گولیوں کی بوچھاڑ میں سوشل میڈیا پر زمان پارک کی پل پل کی خبر دینے والے جانثار آپ نے اپنے پاکستانی ہونے کا حق ادا کر دیا۔#لندن_پلان_ناکام_کریں_گے pic.twitter.com/YUYBEoZRY9

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 15, 2023

After the Lahore High Court gave a major relief to Imran Khan, PTI member and Pakistani politician CH Fawad Hussain expressed his relief over the issue. "Alhamdulillah, Lahore High Court has suspended the operation in Zaman Park, after the decision of Islamabad High Court, the case will be heard again tomorrow," Hussain wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. 

After the Imran Khan arrest warrant saga jolted Pakistan, the Lahore High Court stopped the police operations at Zaman Park till 10 am tomorrow (16 March 2023). On Wednesday, the court asked the police to stop advancing at the Zaman park residence of Imran Khan. The decision from the Lahore High Court came after the Islamabad High Court reserved Imran Khan's plea to cancel the arrest warrant. The IHC made it clear that no action will be taken until further court orders. 

As the ruckus in Pakistan continues, Imran Khan's party PTI alleged that the Pakistani police and rangers are firing tear gas shells on what appears to be a woman. "Humanity is losing today. Police and rangers opening straight fire on a woman!!" the party wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. 

Humanity is losing today. Police and rangers opening straight fire on a woman!! #زمان_پارک_پُہنچو pic.twitter.com/jr4MzrsNjx

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 15, 2023

PTI chief Imran Khan's plea to cancel arrest warrant has been reserved by Islamabad High Court on Wednesday. 

Meanwhile, the Lahore High Court Bar Association has passed a unanimous resolution and demanded an immediate end to the "siege" of Zaman Park.

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ایک طویل عرصے بعد لاہور ہائیکورٹ بار ایسوسیشن نے ایک متفقہ قرارداد منظور کی ہے اور زمان پارک کا گھیراؤ فوری ختم کرنے کا مطالبہ کیا ہے۔۔ تمام وکلاء کا بہت شکریہ

#زمان_پارک_پُہنچو
pic.twitter.com/oegTzKpfas

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 15, 2023

شدید شیلنگ کے باوجود عمران خان زمان پارک کارکنوں کے درمیان موجود#زمان_پارک_پُہنچو pic.twitter.com/hNRWTdKUTi

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 15, 2023

Rangers firing straight into unarmed citizens at Zaman Park as if they are attacking an enemy force on the battlefield. pic.twitter.com/dK8mlLHA4Y

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 15, 2023

چیئرمین عمران خان کے وارنٹ گرفتاری چیلنج کرنے کے سلسلے میں پاکستان تحریک انصاف کے وکلاء اور سینیر قائدین اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ میں موجود۔
#زمان_پارک_پُہنچو pic.twitter.com/AnW1BfjTY4

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 15, 2023

PTI Chairman @ImranKhanPTI’s message for his Nation: pic.twitter.com/WthrAxmGtX

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 15, 2023

Residence of Chairman PTI @ImranKhanPTI is under attack 🚨 #زمان_پارک_پُہنچو pic.twitter.com/GqeBNv4QWc

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 15, 2023

to those who claim they are "neutral": Is this your idea of neutrality, Rangers directly confronting unarmed protestors & ldrship of largest pol party when their ldr is facing an illegal warrant & case already in court & when govt of crooks trying to abduct & possibly murder him?

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 15, 2023

Clearly "arrest" claim was mere drama because real intent is to abduct & assassinate. From tear gas & water cannons, they have now resorted to live firing. I signed a surety bond last evening, but the DIG refused to even entertain it. There is no doubt of their mala fide intent. pic.twitter.com/5LZtZE8Ies

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 15, 2023

"Shelling has been started inside Imran Khan's house once again All the supporters of Tehreek-e-Insaf reached Zaman Park to help the workers fighting terrorism for 20 hours," said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's twitter handle.

چئیرمین عمران خان کی رہائش گاہ پر شیلنگ کا سلسلہ دوبارہ شروع #زمان_پارک_پُہنچو pic.twitter.com/stskK49va2

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 15, 2023

جب وزیرآباد میں ”نوید“ اور JIT رپورٹ کی تحقیقات کے مطابق دیگر2حملہ آوروں کےنشانے چُوک گئےتو نئےمنصوبے کیساتھ موقع کی تاک میں ہیں! کیاشک باقی ہےکہ پیشی اِک بہانہ،کپتان کیصورت میں قوم کامستقبل اصل نشانہ ہے! وہ بےشرمIGکدھر ہےجو تمام دن بکواس کرتارہاکہ پولیس مسلح نہیں؟ باز آؤ خبیثو!! pic.twitter.com/pHrHe3CQUj

— Sibghatullah Virk (@SibgatullahVirk) March 15, 2023

Nice collection of mostly expired shells fired at Imran Khan’s residence: #زمان_پارک_پُہنچو pic.twitter.com/baB8Le8KtI

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 15, 2023

Imran Khan stated that to prevent any turmoil, he had given an undertaking to the President of the Lahore High Court Bar Association, who had tried to relay it to the DIG responsible for Imran's arrest, but the DIG failed to meet the President. "According to Code of Criminal Procedure Section 76, if this surety bond is given to the arresting officer, then I cannot be arrested," Imran said.

The PTI chief alleged that the DIG had no valid reason for refusing to accept the undertaking and suggested that this decision may have been driven by malintentions. Meanwhile, protests erupted in Islamabad, Peshawar, and Karachi after Imran called on his supporters to demonstrate following the police's use of tear gas and a water cannon against PTI supporters outside Zaman Park. 

Pakistan's former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan accused the federal government of planning his arrest saying this is all part of a "London plan" to finish all cases against the country's former premier Nawaz Sharif.

In a video message, Imran said, "This is part of the London plan and an agreement has been signed there to put Imran in jail, make the PTI fall and finish all cases against Nawaz Sharif."

Pakistan ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan has alleged that the reason he did not appear in court was because of the lack of security. 

In a video message, the Pakistan ex-PM claimed that there was shelling inside his house where there were innocent victims inside.

اپنی قوم کے لئے میرا پیغام!pic.twitter.com/Dv3i9X0S1J

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 14, 2023

Heavy shelling near Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence, which is under attack for almost a day. #زمان_پارک_پُہنچو

pic.twitter.com/4z4WT0ndKw

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 15, 2023

Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said he was mentally prepared to get arrested on Tuesday night.

In an interview with a news media outlet amid the showdown between PTI supporters and the police over his likely arrest in the Toshakhana case, Imran Khan said, "I’m mentally prepared. I’m already that they would come in and recipe tonight because there’s a huge force outside. They have not just the police, they’ve got the rangers there too, which is the army. And it seems as if Pakistan’s biggest terrorist is holed up inside. So I think they are determined the reason why they want to rescue is not that they’re worried about rule of law, because the biggest criminals are right now sitting in government. 60 per cent of the cabinet is on bail on corruption cases.”

Lahoris are out to protect their leader, everyone must reach Zaman Park! #زمان_پارک_پُہنچو pic.twitter.com/QRbx1TxeQe

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 14, 2023

Ishtiaq A. Khan President of Lahore High Court Bar met with Imran Khan. Under Criminal code procedure section 76, Ishtiaq A Khan has been given an undertaking that Imran Khan will appear in court on March 18. They will provide this undertaking to the concerned officers. 

اشتیاق اے خان صدر لاہور ہائیکورٹ بار کی عمران خان سے ملاقات ہوئی ہے۔ اشتیاق اے خان کو Criminal code procedure section 76 کے تحت undertaking فراہم کردی ہے کہ عمران خان 18 مارچ کو عدالت مں پیش ہونگے۔ وہ متعلقہ افسران کو یہ undertaking فراہم کرے گے pic.twitter.com/U29rdjZlVu

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 14, 2023

PTI party workers' rally to Zaman Park is underway. Supporters of Imran Khan are coming from the Gulberg side. Taking to Twitter, PTI said, "Lahoris should reach Zaman Park asap and show how peaceful protest can beat fascism."

Rally coming to Zaman Park from Gulberg side. Lahoris should reach Zaman Park asap and show hoe peaceful protest can beat fascism! #زمان_پارک_پہنچو pic.twitter.com/sBlAkdCov0

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 14, 2023

Senior police officials are reportedly present in the emergency meeting which has been called by Punjab (Pakistan) Interim Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi in Lahore. The meeting is underway over the law and order situation. 

As Police and PTI party workers continued to clash outside Imran Khan's Zaman Park residence in Lahore, PTI asked all the party workers and supporters to reach Zaman Park "as soon as possible".

ایک بار پھر حکومت لاہوریوں کو آج رات چیلنج کر رہی ہے- تمام ورکرز اور سپورٹرز جلد از جلد زمان پارک پہنچیں!! #زمان_پارک_پہنچو pic.twitter.com/3d17JwaSiL

— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 14, 2023

Punjab (Pakistan) Interim Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi has called for an emergency meeting now in Lahore. The meeting was called to discuss the arrest of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan.