ISLAMABAD ,May 9, 2023: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday evening reserved verdict in a case whether PTI chairman Imran Khan’s arrest hours earlier in the Al-Qadir trust case was illegal or had legal backing.
IHC Chief Justice Amir Farooq sprang into action soon after a team of rangers took Imran Khan into custody on the premises of court where the PTI chief had come in two cases.
Earlier, A team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), with the help of Rangers, on Tuesday took former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan into custody in the Al-Qadir Trust case, prompting the IHC to take note. The NAB adopted a view that Imran Khan did not respond to the notices sent to him and his arrest was ‘completely in line with law and as per NAB ordinance’.
Saifullah Niazi, a cousin of Imran Khan, said the PTI chief had been arrested on the premises of the Islamabad High Court where he appeared in two cases. He was shifted to the NAB Rawalpindi office. The NAB team was assisted by the Pakistan Rangers personnel in the operation.