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The government of Pakistan on Tuesday informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that is has not decided to trial Imran Khan in military court.
After the government clarification, IHC disposed of the petition filed by former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan, seeking a court order to the government not to hold his military trial in May 9-related cases.
Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the petition.
Additional Attorney-General (AAG) Munawar Iqbal Duggal and a representative of the Ministry of Defence appeared in the court, while Uzair Bhindari and Faisal Farid Chaudhry represented the former prime minister.
During the hearing, the AAG told the court that if any such decision was taken, the legal procedure would be followed. “If the government decided in favor of the trial, it would first apply to the court of a civil magistrate,” he informed.
The government last Monday too had informed the IHC that the military trial of Imran Khan was not on the cards.
However, Bhandari expressed the fear that there was a possibility that the former prime minister could be tried in a military court, saying one of the PML-N leaders, Barrister Aqeel Malik, had said this at a press conference.
He also prayed to the bench to take notice of the presser addressed by the ISPR DG in which he, without naming the PTI founder, had hinted at his trial in a military court.
