A district and sessions court on Monday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan’s petition seeking transfer of the hearing of the “attempted murder” case to the judicial complex.
Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal announced the verdict he had reserved earlier in the day.
Khan’s lawyer Babar Awan filed two petitions on Khan’s behalf, seeking an exemption for the PTI chief from Monday’s hearing and a transfer of the hearing scheduled in the district court to the banking court.
The PTI chief is already expected to appear in a banking court today for the hearing of the Toshakhana case. Advocate Awan, citing security reasons, requested the court to hear the attempted murder case at the judicial complex.
“There has been a security alert in the district and sessions court as per the reports by the agencies and terror incidents have taken place before,” said Awan, adding that Khan has to appear in the same court.
Awan said that along with the former premier, citizens were also at risk in the district court. At this, the judge said that Khan would have to appear before the court, adding that it was the first time he had heard this request.
The lawyer urged the court to transfer the hearing of the case; however, the judge said it did not fall under his jurisdiction.
