The Islamabad court today granted the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for 8-day remand of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust case.
Khan was arrested a day earlier from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) premises.
According to the media, the accountability bureau will investigate the former premier at the Police Lines.
Earlier, NAB requested the court for a 14-day physical detention of Khan.
Imran’s council asserted that NAB has no jurisdiction in the case, adding that the anti-graft watchdog didn’t share the inquiry report.
He maintained that a fair trial is Imran Khan’s fundamental right. His counsel urged the court that, “Imran Khan’s trial should be held in open court.”
After the hearing, the former PM’s lawyer held a press conference where he claimed that Khan alleged in court that he was tortured in custody and wasn’t allowed to even use the washroom, according to the video posted by PTI’s official Twitter handle.
The former cricketing superstar claimed that he was given insulin through his diet to induce a heart attack.
Currently, in Pakistan, massive protests have broken out by supporters of Khan. The protests led to widespread destruction of properties. According to the media, the Islamabad police have stated that the office of the senior superintendent of the Industrial Area has been set on fire by miscreants.
Further, the party’s Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi got arrested, hours after the police apprehended its Secretary General Asad Umar.
Looking at the protest, Islamabad’s administration has sent a request to the interior ministry seeking the deployment of the Pakistan Army among the present law and order situation in the capital.
Meanwhile, Khan was implicated in the Toshakhana case where he was presented before the judges at the Islamabad Police Lines, which was given the status of a court as a “one-time dispensation”.
As per the reports, Khan was first appeared before accountability court Judge Mohammad Bashir, who reserved the verdict in the Al-Qadir Trust embezzlement case after the defence and plaintiff concluded their arguments.
