LHC tells Imran to appear before court for bail.

LAHORE: A division bench of Lahore High Court (LHC), headed by Justice Syed Shahbaz Ali Rizvi, on Monday said that if Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan "wants relief from this court, he must ensure his presence by Tuesday".

Meanwhile, the division bench granted protective bail to PTI leaders Shah Mehmood Qureshi in two cases. Fellow party leader Azam Swati also secured protective bail in a case registered against him under different charges until March 27.

The bench was hearing Imran's pleas seeking protective bail in two recent FIRs registered against him under different charges including Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act.

As proceedings commenced, Justice Rizvi asked Imran's counsel to confirm the petitioner's signatures, stating that they appeared to be scanned signatures. To which petitioner's counsel argued that these signatures are scanned...