Arrest warrant for PTI Chairman Imran Khan issued on his remarks for Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry
Channel: Mediatrack
Date: 01/10/2022

The Islamabad Magistrate on Saturday issued an arrest warrant for PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Geo News reported. 

The arrest warrant was issued by a magistrate of Islamabad's Margalla Police Station in the case registered on August 20 against the PTI chief for issuing threats against Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry.

The FIR includes four sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), including 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 189 (threat of injury to public servant), and 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant).

The former prime minister is facing contempt charges for his controversial remarks about the female judge during a rally in Islamabad on August 20.

The court has issued an arrest warrant for Khan due to his non-appearance in court. The arrest warrants were issued hours after he submitted to the Islamabad High Court an affidavit in a contempt case against him, saying he had realised he “might have crossed a line” in his criticism of Chaudhry and was willing to apologise to her “if she got an impression” that he had crossed a line.

Imran leaves residence
According to sources, Islamabad Police has dispatched a team to Bani Gala to arrest the PTI chief.

However, sources have said that Khan has left his residence for an unidentified location along with former federal minister Ali Amin Gandapur.

Khan left Bani Gala under strict security after the warrants were issued, said the sources, adding that he was also accompanied by Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police officials.