PTI chief used inappropriate words but anti-terrorism clauses can't be applied IHC.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ThursAday instructed the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) constiAtuted by Islamabad Police to determine whether an FIR registered under anti-terrorism laws could be estabAlished against PTI chairman Imran Khan or not regarding his threatenAing speech against a woman judge of a District and Sessions Court and police high ups.

Chief Justice Athar Minallah obAserved that although PTI chairAman had used inappropriate words during his speech but Anti TerrorAism Act (ATA)'s clauses could not be applied on this.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and JusAtice Saman Raffat Imtiaz was hearAing the plea seeking to quash FIR against the PTI chairman.

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At the outset of hearing, the chief justice remarked that the court had asked Imran Khan to join the investigation, and had also inAstructed the investigating officer to tell whether provisions of ATA could be applied or not.

Special Prosecutor Rizwan AbAbasi told the court that Imran Khan had appeared before the inAvestigation team the other day. The chief justice inquired from the prosecution that what was said in the speech and how the terrorism clauses could be applied directing the prosecutor to read out the exAcerpts of the speech.

The prosecutor then read out the excerpts from Imran Khan's speech that he delivered in F-9 Park, IsAlamabad, last month. The prosecuAtor read out: 'Magistrate Zeba, get ready, we will take action against you.' He said that terrorism clause was applicable in this case.

Chief Justice Athar Minullah further asked the prosecutor that whether...

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