ATC bars Imran's arrest in seven cases.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan successfully secured relief from an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Tuesday as the court approved his request for interim bail and prevented the police from arresting him.

ATC Judge Raja Jawad Abbas heard Imran's pleas seeking bail in multiple cases pertaining to the clashes outside the judicial complex in the federal capital ahead of his appearance before the district and sessions court in the Toshakhana case.

The court approved Imran's bail against bonds worth Rs50,000 in all seven cases.

A lower court's decision to proceed with the former premier's indictment under criminal charges over the Toshakhana reference has been challenged at the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

It may be noted that a local court in the federal capital is set to indict the former prime minister on May 10 in the Toshakhana case, filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Additional Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar on Friday had dismissed two petitions filed by the PTI chief, challenging...