Islamabad – The federal capital police yesterday expressed ignorance before a local anti-terrorism court about the whereabouts of Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Imran Khan.
The police expressed this ignorance when ATC Islamabad Judge Sohail Ikram resumed hearing of a case against Chairman PTI Imran Khan, Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Tahir-ul-Qadri and others for torturing SSP Asmatullah Junejo and other policemen during the sit-in of these parties in 2014.
During the hearing, the additional SHO of Secretariat police station submitted a report about execution of arrest warrants of these two accused before the court. He adopted in the report that on court’s directions, police went to Imran Khan’s house in Banni Gala and asked about the accused from the security guard deputed at the gate.
The guard replied that he did not know that where is Imran Khan.
The report further stated that although police are also making efforts to trace the whereabouts of chairman PTI yet there is no confirmed information about Imran Khan.
At this, the court expressed its anger saying that it is very astonishing that people know everything about the activities of Imran Khan on media but he is not visible to police.
The police did not submit any report about PAT chief claiming that he is still abroad.
Later, the court reissued arrest warrants of Imran and Qadri and directed the police to produce both the accused before the court on July 20 after arresting them.
Previously, the ATC judge had issued their non-bailable arrest warrants for their continuous absence from court proceedings in this matter.
The court had also directed Deputy Superintendent of Police Secretariat circle DSP Idrees Rathore to ensure execution of arrest warrants and produce the accused before the court after arresting them on June 20 (today).
SSP Asmat Junejo and other policemen had sustained injuries when a crowd of protesters participating in the sit-in protest by PTI and PAT, beat them up. The protesters used sticks and batons when they thrashed SSP Asmat Junejo and others.
A case was registered under sections of anti-terrorism, assault on a uniformed officer and interference in the government’s operations against Imran Khan and Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, who were leading the protest movement against the Sharif-led government.
In this matter, Imran Khan and Qadri had already been declared absconder by ATC for not appearing before the court.http://nation.com.pk/newspaper-picks/21-Jun-2016/imran-khan-becomes-invisible-to-islamabad-police
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