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Imran Khan’s supporters resorted to vandalism and violence on May 9, 2023, after he was detained by regulation enforcement authorities in Islamabad.
Several circumstances had been launched in opposition to Khan and leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) get together for his or her alleged function within the riots.
A 3-member Bench of the apex court docket granted Khan bail after listening to the arguments by his lawyer Salman Safdar, and Punjab Special Prosecutor Zulfiqar Naqvi, who represented the state.
The Bench was led by Chief Justice Afridi and comprised Justices Shafi Siddiqui and Miangul Aurangzeb. Khan’s PTI hailed the ruling, utilizing the hashtag “Victory For Imran Khan” in its submit on X, whereas his worldwide spokesman Zulfiqar Bukhari mentioned the get together supremo now wanted bail in only one case.
“Supreme Court has granted bail to Imran Khan for May ninth circumstances, now bail is required for only one extra case (Al Qadir case) for Mr. Khan to return out of jail,” he mentioned. As Bukhari mentioned, Khan wouldn’t be launched regardless of the newest reduction owing to his conviction within the Al-Qadir Trust case.
Khan (72) had filed a petition for bail in a Lahore anti-terrorism court docket within the circumstances associated to the May 9 riots, together with an assault on the home of the Lahore corps commander, nevertheless it was rejected in November 2024.
He challenged it within the Lahore High Court (LHC), nevertheless it additionally rejected the plea on June 24 this 12 months. Following this, Khan challenged the dismissal of the bail plea earlier than the highest court docket.
The former premier has been going through a number of different circumstances filed in opposition to him after his removing from workplace in April 2022. He has been imprisoned since August 2023 and is at present serving a sentence at Rawalpindi’s high-security Adiala Jail within the 190 million kilos Al-Qadir graft case.
Published – August 21, 2025 05:09 pm IST
