Islamabad Court Denies Imran Khan’s Request to Transfer “Attempted Murder” Case
A district and sessions court in Islamabad dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s plea to move the hearing of the “attempted murder” case to the judicial complex. The decision was made by Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal after reserving the verdict earlier today.
Khan’s lawyer Babar Awan filed two petitions on behalf of his client. One sought an exemption for the PTI chief from today’s hearing, while the other requested a transfer of the hearing scheduled in the district court to the banking court. The PTI chief is already expected to appear in a banking court tomorrow for the hearing of the Toshakhana case.
During the hearing, Awan claimed that there had been security alerts in the district and sessions court, and previous terror incidents had occurred there. Due to these security concerns, he requested the hearing be moved to the judicial complex.
Awan expressed that not only the former premier but citizens are also at risk in the district court. However, the request was denied by the judge.
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