130 FIRs against Imran Khan, other PTI leaders.

LAHORE: A record of the first information reports (FIRs) submitted before the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday revealed that Punjab police, Islamabad police and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) registered 130 FIRs against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan and other party leaders. Meanwhile, LHC's Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the Anti-Corruption Establishment to submit the record of FIRs from their departments by March 24. Justice Sheikh was hearing a plea filed by the former premier seeking details of the FIRs registered against him, and other PTI workers. According to the records, out of a total of 130 FIRs, 35 were registered against Imran.Punjab Police registered a total of 84 FIRs against PTI leadership and workers but nominated Imran Khan in six. Islamabad police registered 43 FIRs against party workers, with 28 against Imran and the FIA registered three FIRs with Imran mentioned in one.

As proceedings commenced, the petitioner's counsel, Advocate Azhar Siddique, drew the court's attention towards the rapid increase in the number of...

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