Islamabad: After the Supreme Court declared Imran Khan’s arrest illegal, President Dr. Arif Alvi on Thursday evening went to the rest house of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman in Police Lines, where he stayed till his appearance in the Islamabad High Court. are accepted Today (Friday), JEE News reported.
According to the sources, the President informed the PTI chief about the situation in the country and the contact with the military authorities on his arrest and the subsequent situation.
Sources said Khan later called Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid. They also joined the debate which lasted for more than two hours till after midnight.
It should be noted that President Arif Alvi had written a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and expressed regret over the manner in which Imran Khan was arrested in the premises of Islamabad High Court.
“I want to draw your attention to the manner in which Imran Khan was arrested,” the president wrote in his scathing letter two days after the PTI chief’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case, which It led to mass protests.
“I and the people of Pakistan were shocked to see the video of this incident. The video shows abuse of a former prime minister. Imran Khan is a popular leader and head of a major political party.”
Imran repeats allegations against military officer
During his appearance in the Supreme Court, Khan, while responding to a question from a foreign media correspondent who asked him if he had been arrested for making allegations against a serving army officer, said: reiterated that his allegations against a serving army officer are not mere allegations but a fact
According to the Middle Eastern Network report, Khan said that no dialogue is possible with the opposition because they do not respect the constitution.
A newsman drew his attention to the advice of the Chief Justice. Khan reminded that the constitution mandates elections within 90 days “but they [the coalition government] are hesitating”.
He said that the need is to restore the constitution and after that it will be seen how to proceed.
After the hearing, he was told that Asad Umar, Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Fawad Chaudhry have also been arrested. At this Khan Sahib got angry and said why he was not told about this earlier, so that he could raise all these points before the court.
Asked about the attack on the residence of the Corps Commander Lahore, Khan refused to comment, saying that since he was not aware of anything, how could he comment on it.
