ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Excessive Court docket on Monday granted Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan protecting bail until Thursday in a terrorism case registered towards him for threatening police, judiciary and different state establishments at his Islamabad rally on Saturday.

Khan was booked on Sunday beneath the Anti-Terrorism Act.

Earlier within the day, Khan moved the court docket in search of pre-arrest bail within the case.

The petition filed by his legal professionals Babar Awan and Faisal Chaudhry acknowledged that Khan was a goal of the ruling PDM (Pakistan Democratic Motion) for his fearless criticism, and intensely daring and blunt stance towards corruption and corrupt politicians, the Daybreak newspaper reported.

“And to realize this malicious agenda, appearing in a most unlucky and clumsy method, a false and frivolous criticism has been registered towards him by the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police on the behest of the incumbent authorities,” it added.

The plea additional alleged that the federal government had determined to cross all limits to arrest Imran beneath false accusations and was hell-bent to type out the petitioner and his get together in any respect prices.

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