The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) petition challenging the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) decision declaring the former Prime Minster Imran Khan’s arrest by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) “legal”.
The registrar’s office returned the PTI petition minutes after it was submitted in the apex court
The registrar’s office stated that the PTI chief did not approach the relevant forum, adding that he could file an intra-court appeal.
Following Khan’s arrest on Tuesday inside the IHC, the senior PTI leader had announced the party’s plan to move the apex court.
PTI’s legal team headed by the party’s senior vice president Fawad Chaudhry submitted the petition.
“It is therefore, respectfully prayed that leave to appeal may please be granted against the impunged order 09-05-2023 passed by Hon’ble Islamabad High Court […] may be set-aside and further after hearing the parties the warrant dated 01-05-2023 issued by Chairman NAB may be declared void and further be directed to release the petitioner/accused forthwith in the interest of justice,” the petition filed by Arshad Ali Chaudhary read.
