Pakistan Politics: Arrest warrant issued for former PM Imran Khan over threats to female judge

Arrest warrant against Imran Khan The Magistrate of Islamabad has issued an arrest warrant against former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan. Imran Khan is accused of making controversial remarks against a woman judge. Read this report.

Pakistan Politics: Arrest warrant issued for former PM Imran Khan over threats to female judge
Arrest warrant issued for former PM Imran Khan over threats to female judge, image source: NDTV

It cannot be said when the politics in Pakistan will take a dramatic turn. The latest case has come to the fore regarding former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Islamabad magistrate has issued an arrest warrant against former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan for his controversial remarks against a woman judge. After this development, there are apprehensions that former Prime Minister Imran Khan may be arrested anytime. 

Accused of threatening Sessions Judge Jeba Chaudhary According to the report of Pakistan channel Geo News, the magistrate of Margalla Police Station in Islamabad issued a warrant against the PTI chief for threatening Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry in the case registered on August 20.

Case in these sections

The FIR covers four sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). These four sections include 506 (criminal intimidation), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 189 (threatening to cause hurt to public servant), and section 188 (disobedience to order of public servant). The arrest warrant came hours after Imran Khan filed an affidavit.

Filed affidavit

It has been said in the affidavit that there is an impression that he had crossed the border at a rally organized in the capital on August 20. On the other hand, Pakistani newspaper 'The Express Tribune', citing the affidavit, said that Imran Khan assured the court that he would not do anything in future that would hurt the dignity of the judiciary, especially the lower courts. 

Ready to apologize

Imran Khan has also said that he will fully comply with the things he had given before the court during the last hearing. Not only this, he is ready for further action to satisfy the court in this matter. Imran Khan says that if the judge feels that he has crossed the line, then he is also ready to apologize. The FIR, registered on August 20, states that Imran had threatened Additional Sessions Judge Jeba Chowdhury.