I am being treated like 'criminal', Imran tells court.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan FriAday reached the Lahore High Court to seek extension in proAtective bail in five cases regisAtered against him in IslamAabad. A two member bench comprising Justice Tariq SalAeem and Justice Anwar HusAsain heard the petition.

The Lahore High Court exAtended the protective bail of Imran Khan till March 27. The former PM appeared before a 2-member bench to seek exAtension in protective bail in five of the cases registered against him in 3 police staAtions of Islamabad.

Earlier the court had apAproved Imran Khan's protecAtive bail till March 24 in 5 casAes, though he did not appear in Islamabad courts. Former PM's lawyer pleaded the court to grant protective bail to ImAran Khan till March 27.

During the hearing, Imran Khan's lawyer, submitted in the court that the time for the protective bail had expired, and his client has appeared in the court to ask for extension in protective bail. The lawyer went on to say that cases are being registered against ImAran Khan on daily basis.

During the hearing, Chairman PTI Imran Khan came to the rostrum and stated that there was such tense atmosphere in IslamAabad as if I was criminal coming to Islamabad. All the roads leading towards judicial complex were blocked with containers when I reached the IslamAabad toll plaza. It took me 5 hours to judicial complex from toll plaza due to hinAdrance set up by the fedAeral government. 'Stones were pelted at my car from above, I have serious secuArity concerns, there were threats to my life, but I waited for 40 minutes outAside Judicial Complex IsAlamabad.' Imran Khan gave a statement in the court. I had left Islamabad to save my life, I cannot go to the judicial complex under the circumstances, he said. When people came to know about my appearance they started to gather around my vehicle. On March 18 I went to appear before the court, upon my return from Islamabad, two more cases were lodged against me.

Imran Khan said that what is happening to him is unAprecedented and no former prime minister has been treated like this before.

The public prosecutor raised the objection that they had been given protecAtive bail earlier but they did not appear in the court.

Imran Khan said that the court could see his entry in a video. The court remarked that it will not watch the...

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