{"id":11572,"date":"2025-06-25T03:05:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T03:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11572"},"modified":"2025-06-25T03:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T03:05:24","slug":"lhc-rejects-imrans-bail-in-eight-may-9-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11572","title":{"rendered":"LHC rejects Imran’s bail in eight May 9 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Lahore High Court on Tuesday rejected bail petitions filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in eight cases linked to the May 9, 2023, riots, prompting sharp criticism from the party, which called the ruling a “blatant miscarriage of justice”.<\/p>\n

The decision, delivered by a two-member bench led by Justice Shahbaz Ali Rizvi, followed the conclusion of arguments from both prosecution and defence.<\/p>\n

Imran’s legal team had argued that the former prime minister was implicated without credible evidence while he was already in custody and denied any involvement in the violence.<\/p>\n

The May 9 unrest erupted nationwide following Khan’s arrest in a graft case and included attacks on civil and military installations, including Lahore’s Jinnah House.<\/p>\n

The prosecution claimed Khan incited supporters to target military facilities and cited forensic evidence, including audio recordings, which Khan allegedly refused to verify via voice matching.<\/p>\n

PTI’s legal counsel contended that the charges were politically driven and based on vague allegations of abetment. They argued the cases were part of a broader campaign to discredit the party and its leader.<\/p>\n

In a strongly worded statement, PTI Punjab expressed deep disappointment, accusing the judiciary of operating under political influence.<\/p>\n

“The courts have failed to uphold the principles of justice,” the party said, vowing to continue its legal fight and launch a peaceful protest movement demanding democratic restoration and the release of political detainees.<\/p>\n

Imran, who has been jailed since August 2023 after multiple convictions, remains a central figure in Pakistani politics despite his ouster in April 2022 through a no-confidence vote. Several PTI leaders and workers remain incarcerated over the May 9 incidents, while others have been granted bail.<\/p>\n

The party maintains that the ongoing legal actions are an attempt to dismantle the country’s largest political force ahead of critical political transitions.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Lahore High Court on Tuesday rejected bail petitions filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in eight cases linked to the May 9, 2023, riots, prompting sharp criticism from the party, which called the ruling a “blatant miscarriage of justice”. The decision, delivered by a two-member bench led by Justice Shahbaz Ali Rizvi, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11572\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}