IHC grants interim bail to Imran in 7 cases.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday granted inAterim bail to Imran Khan Chairman Pakistan TehArik-e-Insaf (PTI) in seven different cases registered against him.

A two-member bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC Justice Aamer Farooq and JusAtice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb conducted hearing of Khan's petiAtion and barred the poAlice from arresting him.

The IHC bench also isAsued notices to the fedAeral government for withdrawing Khan's seAcurity as former prime minister while saying that Imran Khan's secuArity concerns are genAuine and directed the respondents to submit response in this matter till April 6.

At one stage, Khan came to the court rosAtrum saying that he wants to say something. However, the court stopped him to speak. The bench said that he is a respectable person but be sit on his seat.

The PTI chairman moved seven separate petitions seeking inAterim bail in the cases registered against him at Golra, Bara Kahu, Ramna, Khanna, and CTD police stations folAlowing clashes at the Federal Judicial ComAplex (FJC) on March 18 when the former prime minister had appeared in the Toshakhana case.

Khan also filed an application quoting the statement of federal interior minister Rana Sanaullah Khan and requested the court to refrain the respondents from their 'nefarious design to take the life of the petitioner and be restrained from arresting the petitioner in order to fulfil their plan in order to meet the end of justice.' He filed the petitions through Barrister Salman Safdar, Faisal Fareed, Intazar Hussain Panjutha and others saying that Khan would suffer 'irreparable loss' if he was arrested.

During the hearing, the IHC Chief Justice asked that why the peAtitioner was trying to bypass the trial courts. At this, Khan's counAsel said that the former prime minister was facing security threats. Justice Farooq remarked that law and order situations arose when thousands of people gathered outside courts. Imran's lawyer arAgued that people came to the court on their own and were not asked by the PTI. He continued that on March 18, they were at the judicial complex but were not allowed to...