PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Friday appeared in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry, the female judge he had allegedly threatened during a public rally, to apologize.
A case was registered against Khan for threatening Judicial Magistrate Zeba Chaudhry and police officers at a rally at F-9 Park on August 20 for “terrorizing” police officials and the judiciary.
The FIR stated that its main objective was to prevent police officers and the judiciary from discharging their legal responsibilities. The FIR was registered under Section 7 of the ATA on the complaint of Magistrate Ali Javed at Margalla Police Station in Islamabad.
However, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected the terrorism charges and on September 19 directed the case to be transferred to the concerned court under the remaining sections in the FIR.
The court remarked that, “Judicially, not a single section contained in the case is applicable [to Imran Khan’s speech].”
On September 22, during the contempt of court hearing in the Islamabad High Court, Imran Khan requested the court to allow him to personally apologize to Judge Zeba Chaudhry.
Imran Khan appeared in the court of Zeba Chaudhry.
On the arrival of Imran Khan in the court today (Friday) morning, the police closed the door of the courtroom of Zeba Chaudhry.
Imran Khan told the court reader that I have come to apologize to Judicial Magistrate Zeba Chaudhry.
He asked Qari to be a witness for Chaudhry’s court appearance to apologize, as the judge himself was on leave.
“You have to tell Madam Zeba Chaudhry that Imran Khan came and he wants to apologize if any of his words hurt her feelings,” he told Reader.
The PTI chairman left the court after a brief conversation.
Bail extension of Imran in violation of section 144 case
Earlier, the former prime minister went to the court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge to hear a separate case related to the violation of Section 144.
The court approved the request for extension of Imran Khan’s interim bail against a bond of Rs 5,000.
Several PTI leaders, including Imran, Asad Umar, Murad Saeed, Fawad Chaudhry and Faisal Javed, were booked in the federal capital for violating Section 144.
The FIR states that PTI leaders and around 1,000 of their supporters blocked the road at the behest of Imran Khan.
