ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief and former prime minister Imran Khan is on the way to Islamabad to appear in a district and sessions court in the Toshakhana case against him.
The former prime minister left his Zaman Park residence early on Saturday morning along with party leaders and workers. Party sources said that a convoy of his party workers accompanied the former premier during his en route to Islamabad.
The PTI’’s official Twitter handle also shared a tweet and a video of the PTI chief’s convoy on the motorway making its way to Islamabad. Imran Khan was also welcomed upon his arrival in Pindi Bhattiyan.
Chairman PTI @ImranKhanPTI’s qafla moves towards Islamabad. #چلو_چلو_عمران_کے_ساتھ pic.twitter.com/hoRmDK9Iby
— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 18, 2023
The district and sessions court in Islamabad was set to resume hearing into the Toshakhana case against Imran Khan, who previously evaded arrest despite a protracted effort by police and other law enforcement personnel to arrest him for skipping multiple previous hearings.
The PTI leader was scheduled to appear before Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Zafar Iqbal for the hearing on the complaint filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for allegedly concealing details of gifts in his assets’ declarations.
Elaborate security measures had been implemented outside the judicial complex in Sector G-11, where Imran was expected to arrive by noon. A large contingent of police had been deployed outside the judicial complex.
Security personnel arrived at the judicial complex on Saturday before Imran’s court appearance.
PTI leader Asad Umar tweeted that Section 144 had been imposed in Islamabad. He also claimed that cell phone networks had been instructed to shut down their operations in most of the capital city.
He questioned the government’s motives and asked what illegal action they planned for the day.
On Friday, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) district administration changed the ‘venue of the court’ from F-8 Court Complex to Judicial Complex in Sector G-11 for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s Toshakahana case.
Security has been put on high alert and Section 144 imposed in Islamabad ahead of PTI chairman Imran Khan’s court appearance, police said on Friday. Ahead of Imran Khan’s arrival at the Islamabad judicial complex in the Toshakhana case, the entire area has been put on high alert in order to maintain law and order in Islamabad. Police have also placed several containers around the judicial complex.
Earlier, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) district administration also changed the ‘venue of the court’ from F-8 Court Complex to Judicial Complex in Sector G-11 for the Toshakahana case hearing.
According to the notification, the Toshakahana case against Imran Khan will be heard in Court Number-1, Judicial Complex-11. The notification added that the venue of the hearing of the case had been shifted for one time.
“The Islamabad Chief Commissioner, as a one-time dispensation, is pleased to declare Court No.1 Ground Floor Judicial Complex, G-11/4 Islamabad, the venue for the hearing of the case’ instead of F-8 Court Complex Islamabad,” the notification read.
Section-144 imposes in Islamabad, Rawalpindi
A spokesman for the Islamabad police said that section 144 has been imposed in Islamabad and Rawalpindi and private security guards or anyone else is prohibited from carrying weapons.
