Hate speech Quetta court issues Imran's non-bailable arrest warrants.

LAHORE -- The court of Judicial MagisAtrate Quetta Thursday issued the non-bailable arrest warrants for PaAkistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ChairAman Imran Khan in a case regisAtered against him on the charges of defaming state institutions.

The defamation case against former prime minister was regAistered with the Bijli Road police station, Quetta. A couple of days ago, the police had registered the case on the complaint of a citizen Abdul Khalil Kakar, who had alAleged that Imran Khan made baseless allegations against state institutions.

It was argued in the petition that Imran Khan tried to spread hatred by making unjustified inAflammatory speeches against the officers of the state instituAtions. Imran Khan had also filed an application for protective bail in the Quetta case in the Lahore High Court.

Meanwhile, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on ThursAday extended the interim bail of PTI's Chairman Imran Khan till March 21, and directed him to join the investigation proAcess in FIR regarding an attack on PML-N's Leader Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha.

The court also granted one-time exemption from attenAdance to PTI chairman. Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the bail case of Imran Khan.

At the outset of hearing, AdAvocate General Islamabad JaAhangir Jadoon informed the court that the PTI's chief had not joined the investigation process. He said that the acAcused should let the trial proAceed in, at least, one case.

The IHC chief justice reAmarked that the law would take its own course if Imran Khan didn't join the investigation process as it had its own conAsequences. Justice Farooq obAserved that the court was grantAing time because Imran Khan had to join the investigation.

Imran Khan's counsel adoptAed the stance that no investigaAtion officer had approached his client in this case. At this, the prosecutor said that it was acAcused who had to appear beAfore the investigation team inAstead of the IO. The lawyer said that Imran Khan was ready to join the investigation.

After this, the hearing of the case was adjourned till March 21. It may be mentioned that the capital police had regisAtered an FIR against Imran Khan with regard to an attack on Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha during a protest after the deAcision of the ECP in ToshakhaAna case.

Meanwhile, the Lahore High Court (LHC) Thursday susApended a ban, imposed by the Pakistan Electronic Media RegAulatory Authority (PEMRA), on broadcast of live and recordAed speeches of Pakistan TehAreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

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