LHC diffuses mayhem: Order to end Zaman Park siege after fierce clashes
LAHORE (MNP) – The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday ordered the law enforcers to stop the operation at Zaman park initiated a day earlier to arrest PTI chief Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case.
LHC Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh ordered that the operation should be stopped till the decision of the Islamabad High Court in a PTI petition against the arrest warrants.
Earlier in the day, the LHC ordered the Punjab IGP and the DIG Operations of Islamabad police to appear before the court immediately and adjourned the hearing on a petition a petition for later today.
The petition was moved after clashes erupted when police tried to arrest the former prime minister for not showing up in a case against him related to selling state gifts. A district and sessions court in the federal capital last week issued his arrest warrants.
Security forces had fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of Khan’s supporters who had cordoned off his home in an effort to prevent his arrest. In a latest development, the forces withdrew from Khan’s home for the time being ahead of the match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Lahore.
