Islamabad court maintains Imran's arrest warrants in Toshakhana case.

LAHORE -- A local court on Monday disAmissed the appeal of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI)'s chairAman Imran Khan and mainAtained his non-bailable arrest warrants in Toshakhana case.

Additional Session Judge ZafAar Iqbal announced the verdict which was earlier reserved afAter hearing arguments from the counsels.

In a three pages written orAder, the court said PTI's chairAman Imran Khan deliberateAly did not appear despite he was in the position to attend the proceeding as he was apApearing in other courts on the same day. The order said that Imran Khan neither appeared nor he gave assurance regardAing his attendance in personal capacity before the court due to which his petition was being terminated.

It further said that the peAtitioner did not challenge the decision of this court before the higher forum.

The court said that as per the counsel of Imran Khan, he was to appear before the session court on February 28, besides attending proceeding in Islamabad High Court (IHC) and in judicial complex.

The order said that trial was started on December 15, and PTI's chairman was summoned on January 8, but since that he never appeared before the court even once, the order said.

It added that the court had been grantAing exemptions from appearance to the accused on every hearing on his lawyer's request. The court said that it had issued arrest warrants against Imran Khan for inAdictment in Toshakhana case but he could not appear...

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