ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday removed the objections raised by registrar office on a petition challenging FIR against Imran Khan pertaining to remarks about the officers of state institution.
The high court fixed the case for hearing on Wednesday (today) after removal of the objections.
Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the petition filed by PTI’s chief Imran Khan against an FIR registered by Ramna Police, stating that the PTI’s chairman had used objectionable language against the officers and put the their and their families’ lives at risk.
The registrar office had objected that the petitioner should have applied for pre-arrest bail first and second objection was related to the lawyer’s power of attorney. The chief justice took up the case along with the objection and removed the same on judicial side.
The petitioner had stated that baseless FIRs were being registered against him on political revenge. He said that how an FIR could be registered in Islamabad on a speech in Lahore. He prayed the court to quash the FIR against him.
It may be mentioned here that the capital police had registered FIR against Imran Khan on April 6, on the complaint of magistrate Manzoor Ahmed.
