The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s petition challenging the Islamabad High Court’s decision calling party chief Imran Khan’s arrest by the National Accountability Bureau “legal”.
Following Imran’s arrest on Tuesday inside the IHC, the PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi summoned an emergency meeting of the seven-member committee to review the situation and devise a comprehensive strategy to secure the safe and early release of the party chair.
The senior PTI leader had announced the party’s plan to move the apex court. PTI’s legal team headed by Fawad Chaudhry submitted the petition.
However, after the party submitted the petition, the registrar’s office returned the petition minutes after it was submitted.
The registrar’s office stated that the PTI chief did not approach the relevant forum, adding that he could file an intra-court appeal.
It further stated that the petition did not have the signatures of the PTI chief.
Speaking to the media outside the apex court, Fawad said: “As soon as Imran Khan was arrested, a legal and constitutional crisis was created in the country.”
