Imran Khan will remain in jail! Lahore High Court dismissed petition; What is the case of May 9, after which

Imran Khan Pakistan: A Pakistan court on Tuesday dismissed the petitions requesting bail after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in eight terrorism cases related to the riots of May 9.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has several cases registered in Lahore in connection with the violence of May 9, 2023, including allegations of abusing their supporters to attack government and military buildings. The violence erupted after Imran’s arrest by paramilitary Rangers from Islamabad High Court premises.

A court official told the news agency PTI, “The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed all the bail petitions filed by Imran Khan in relation to eight cases related to the cases of May 9, 2023, including attacks and arson incidents on Jinnah House/Lahore Core Commander House.”

Eight cases against Imran Khan

A two-member bench of LHC headed by Justice Shahbaz Rizvi ruled on the bail petitions filed by Khan in eight cases.

The bench reserved its decision on Monday after completing the hearing. These eight cases include Jinnah House attack, Askari Tower Attack, arson in Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PTI-N) office, setting fire to Shadman police station, burning police vehicles near Jinnah House and arson on Sherpao police.

Imran Khan will file a petition in Supreme Court

The anti-terrorism court of Lahore had earlier rejected Khan’s bail plea in these cases, after which he challenged the decision in LHC. A lawyer of Khan said that he would challenge the decision of the Lahore High Court in the Supreme Court. Khan has been in jail for almost two years in many cases.

Apart from this, his party alleged on Tuesday that Khan has been kept in solitude imprisonment and his cell had been cut off. Senior PTI leader Zulfi Bukhari said in a post on ‘X’, “Imran Khan Has been isolated, they are not being given basic facilities which they are legally entitled. ”