After issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants for PTI chief Imran Khan in Toshakhana case, a team of Islamabad police on Tuesday reached Lahore to get the court orders implemented.
A police armoured vehicle reached Zaman Park at noon. On the other hand, activists of the PTI started gathering over there. Sources said DIG Operations Shahzad Bukhari also arrived in Lahore.
Earlier, as the team of Islamabad police reached Lahore to get the arrest warrants implemented, Lahore CCPO Bilal Siddique Kamyana had a consultative meeting with the capital police. The meeting mulled various options to arrest the PTI chief.
They said consultations had been completed and plan finalised to confront any possible reaction by the PTI leaders and workers. A list of local PTI leaders and activists has been prepared. The Lahore police said any effort to obstruct law-enforcement agencies would be dealt with sternly. Sources further said the Islamabad police would contact the security officer of PTI chief Imran Khan.
The Islamabad court had issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Imran Khan in the Toshakhana and judge threat cases over his continuous skipping of court hearings.
On Monday, PTI Chairman Imran Khan did not appear before court due to security fears, however, he led an election rally in Lahore. An Islamabad court on Tuesday suspended arrest warrants for Imran Khan in the judge threat case till March 16.
Additional Sessions Judge Faizan Haider Gilani, while barring police from arresting Mr Khan, issued notices to both parties. The court adjourned hearing till March 16. However, in Toshakhana case, Imran’s arrest warrants are still effective.
