Court rejects Imran's plea for annulling arrest warrants in Toshakhana case.

A sessions court on Monday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's plea seeking annulment of the non-bailable arrest warrants issued against him for his failure to appear before the court in the Toshakhana case.

The court had, hours earlier, reserved the verdict on the plea filed by Mr Khan's lawyers Qaisar Imam, Barrister Gohar and Ali Bukhari,

Mr Imam had demanded the annulment of the warrants, arguing that the law barred the issuance of arrest warrants to some extent if the plea was filed as a private complaint. Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal remarked that Mr Khan's lawyers had apprised the court the day the warrants were issued that their client would not appear before the court.

The case is set to proceed in the court on Tuesday. The judge had, earlier, issued arrest warrants for Mr Khan after he failed to appear before the court despite multiple orders directing him to appear to penalise him.

The capital police subsequently reached Mr Khan's residence in Zaman Park on Sunday but he reportedly 'dodged' them. A few hours later, Mr Khan, while addressing the party workers, demanded a public hearing of the case.

Earlier, the PTI approached the Supreme Court...