Imran fails to appear before JIT Fined Rs 5000 in Kh Asif defamation case.

Former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan Saturday failed to appear before the Islamabad Police's joint investigation team despite a notice sent to him once again for the second consecutive time.

Islamabad Police had summoned Khan to appear at 5pm; however, the former prime minister instead of appearing before the JIT left for Gujranwala to address PTI's public gathering.

The notice was issued Saturday after the former prime minister failed to appear before the JIT at the Margalla Police Station in a case lodged against him for allegedly threatening a lower court judge, Zeba Chaudhry.

The notice mentioned that Khan is on bail in the case till September 12, therefore, he should appear before the investigation team at 5pm to ensure that he answers its questions.

The Islamabad High Court had also earlier this week asked the former prime minister to ensure that he cooperates with the police in the case's investigation. Although Khan did not appear before the JIT, he submitted a reply on Friday through his lawyer stating that the threats issued to a female judge in a rally do not fall under 'terrorism' and the case should be dismissed as he is 'innocent'.

'I am the chairman of Tehreek-e-Insaf, I have been the prime minister of Pakistan, the government tortured [my aide] Shahbaz Gill due to political opposition, the report filed in the Islamabad High Court proved the torture of Shahbaz Gill,' Khan told the JIT.

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