The Islamabad High Court (IHC) extended Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan's bail till June 8 in two cases pertaining to inciting violence and sedition.The relief came after the high court also granted the former prime minister exemption from court appearance for the day. The high court heard the matter of bail applications filed regarding charges of inciting rebellion in institutions and attempted murder.

Imran’s lawyers Barrister Gohar and Ali Bukhari appeared before IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq while Advocate General Islamabad Barrister Jahangir Jadoon and Islamabad police officials were also present in court.Imran's lawyer maintained that they were also filing a plea for Imran’s exemption from court appearance for today. The IHC approved the PTI chief’s request for exemption and extended the bail till June 8 in both cases.

The former prime minister had moved the IHC seeking to quash the FIR registered against him at the Ramna Police Station in the federal capital on the allegations of inciting rebellion in state institutions.During an earlier hearing, IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case and summoned the police and the plaintiff - a district magistrate - to appear before the court in a personal capacity at the next hearing. Imran Khan’s counsel Faisal Chaudhary Advocate requested the court to stop the implementation of the FIR till the next hearing. Last week, the IHC stopped the authorities from arresting Imran in any case, including undisclosed ones, filed against him anywhere in the country till May 15.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP