Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal allowed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to leave after his attendance was marked outside the Judicial Complex in G-11 amid unrest between police and party supporters.
The PTI chairman’s vehicle was stopped merely 100 meters from the gate of the judicial complex as the police blamed party workers for blocking the route while the PTI claimed the law enforcers were restricting Imran’s movement.
Intense clashes broke out between the two sides as Imran’s convoy reached the judicial complex ahead of the party chairman’s appearance before a district and sessions court in the Toshakhana reference. Despite the end of court hours, Imran Khan could not appear in front of the judge.
Judge Zafar Iqbal stated that due to the ongoing hostilities between Islamabad Police and PTI workers outside the Judicial Complex, the hearing and appearance cannot take place in the current situation. The PTI chief left for Lahore without stepping out of his bullet-proof vehicle at the gate of the Judicial Complex.
The judge advised all those present to disperse peacefully, without resorting to any form of violence such as shelling or pelting stones after marking Imran Khan’s attendance.
