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Updated 23 May, 2023 10:39am

Imran Khan arrives at ATC as he fears ‘possible arrest’

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said that he could be arrested again on Tuesday (today) as he appears in multiple cases in Islamabad.

His convoy entered Anti-Terrorism Court as a huge number of Islamabad Police personnel were deployed outside the building.

Imran Khan’s convoy left for the federal capital in the early hours of Tuesday. The clips of his motorcade on the motorway were shared on PTI’s social media accounts.

Speaking in a Twitter Space on Monday night, Khan confirmed that he was travelling to Islamabad on Tuesday and urged supporters to remain calm in case he was arrested.

Khan is set to appear before the anti-terrorist court in Islamabad to get bail in seven different cases. The court had granted him bail until May 23.

He is also set to appear before the National Accountability Bureau in the £190 million case, previously known as the Al-Qadir Trust case. This is the same case that had led to his arrest from the Islamabad High Court by Rangers personnel on May 9. Khan had been summoned on May 18 but had chosen not to appear.

Imran Khan is also set to appear in the Election Commission of Pakistan in a case regarding ‘contempt of Election Commission’. A four-member bench led by Member Sindh Nisar Durrani will hear the case. The case was filed after Imran Khan made remarks about Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja’s favourable attitude towards the sitting government.

Strict security arrangements are expected to be made on Imran Khan’s arrival similar to his previous hearings. The judicial complex which houses the anti-terrorism court will be completely sealed off and heavy contingents of police and rangers will be on duty.

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