Imran Khan News | Pakistan’s Supreme Court termed Imran Khan’s arrest as illegal, ordered his immediate release

Islamabad/New Delhi: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered the release of former Prime Minister and Chief of Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, calling his arrest illegal. The court termed the former PM’s arrest as illegal. In a hearing presided over by Supreme Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, the court expressed displeasure over the arrest of PTI chief Imran Khan. The court asked Imran to appear before the Islamabad High Court on Friday (May 12). Along with this, the court told Imran Khan that you (Imran Khan) will have to accept the decision of the High Court. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest has been declared “illegal” by the Supreme Court which also ordered that he be released “immediately”. He has been ordered to appear in Islamabad High Court tomorrow, reports Pakistan media ARY NEWS and Geo TV pic.twitter.com/edbViBlHd8 — ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2023 Treated me like a criminal: Imran after Supreme Court release After the order, Imran said that I was hit with sticks. Imran Khan told the Chief Justice that I still do not know why this happened to me..? I was abducted from the courtroom. I asked for the warrant, but I was not shown the warrant. I was treated like a criminal. I was beaten We want elections, why should we create hue and cry? On this, the Chief Justice told him not to talk about politics. PTI tweeted after the Supreme Court’s decision, PTI tweeted, “The nation of Pakistan welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court, which quashed the arrest of Chairman Imran Khan.” The nation of Pakistan welcomes the Supreme Court decision setting aside the arrest of Chairman Imran Khan #ReleaseImranKhan pic.twitter.com/BqdQqsgtt2 — PTI (@PTIofficial) May 11, 2023