IHC stops Imran Khan's arrest till May 17 in cases registered after May 9.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday stopped the authorities from arresting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Inasf Chairman Imran Khan till May 17 in any new case registered after May 9 in the Federal Capital.

The court also directed the Federal Government to ensure the security of former prime minister Imran Khan.

Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb issued the directives during the hearing of other bail petitions filed by former prime minister.

At the outset of the hearing, Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb asked whether the petitioner Imran Khan condemned the violence, which had taken place after his arrest across the country. Hie lawyer answered in the affirmative. The judge then asked the former prime minister to submit a declaration in the court stating the same.

The court also observed that the CCTV footage regarding the arrest of Imran Khan from the IHC's premises was missing.

Imran Khan's counsel Barrister Salman Safdar said his client had already stated everything clearly in the Supreme Court. He prayed to the court to issue directives to the police for not arresting his client in any case which had not been disclosed yet.

The court asked whether a first information...