Imran was scared of the strictness of the High Court, had expressed his displeasure over his absence in the hearing, will now be present despite pain and swelling in the leg

Pakistan’s High Court on Thursday asked former prime minister Imran Khan to appear in person in bail pleas in nine cases and warned that it may cancel his interim bail in case of his continued absence from the hearing. The direction was issued during the hearing of the bail pleas of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief in nine cases. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imram Khan said that he will reach the Islamabad High Court for the hearing despite pain and swelling in his leg. The PTI chief said that he respects the court, so will appear in the court despite the pain.

During these hearings, the Islamabad High Court expressed displeasure over 70-year-old Khan’s frequent absence from hearings and warned of cancellation of his interim bail if he failed to appear before the court on Thursday, extending it by a day after an earlier order. given. Two pleas heard by the chief justice of the high court sought relief for Khan in a sedition case and another for attempt to murder, while seven cases taken up by a division bench were related to the violence outside the Federal Judicial Complex in Islamabad. were related to.

On 18 April, the High Court extended Khan’s bail in eight cases – including violence outside the Federal Judicial Complex. Accepting the PTI chairman’s request for extension of bail and exemption from appearance in court, Justice Farooq had then made it clear that if Khan did not appear before the court on May 3, the interim bail would be canceled in all cases.