Pakistan: Imran Khan to be arrested once protective bail ends: Rana Sanaullah

ISLAMABAD, June 5:  Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that former Prime Minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan will be arrested once his protective bail expires, The News reported on Sunday.

 

Ahead of PTI’s proposed second long march to Islamabad, the Peshawar High Court (PHC), on June 2, granted Imran Khan three-week transit bail against a surety bond of Rs 50,000.

The PTI Chairman moved the PHC against his possible arrest in case he marches to Islamabad again.

Sanaullah tweeted that Imran Khan has been booked in over two dozens of cases including rioting, sedition, chaos and armed attacks on the federation during his Aazadi March, adding that the security officials deployed outside his Bani Gala residence will arrest him on the expiry of his protective bail granted by the court.

The Minister said that they welcome Imran Khan to Islamabad and the complete security is being provided to him as per the law. Islamabad police said that in view of Imran Khan’s expected return to Islamabad from Peshawar, security around Bani Gala has been beefed up.  (UNI)