Imran Khan marks court presence as former Pakistan leader’s supporters clash with police

Pakistan`s former Prime Minister Imran Khan marked his presence at a much-awaited courtroom docket look on Saturday withinside the capital metropolis of Islamabad, leaving after the scheduled proceedings. Clashes among supporters of Khan and the police broke out in Islamabad as Khan tried to go into the capital`s High Court. Clashes additionally broke out withinside the metropolis of Lahore.

An arrest warrant for Khan became issued on Monday, requiring him to provide earlier than the courtroom docket on Saturday. Following per week of clashes throughout the country, all arrest warrants towards Khan were suspended on Friday after Khan had made a dedication that he might seem in courtroom docket.

On Saturday, capital government imposed an order that makes any amassing of greater than 4 humans an unlawful offense. Khan left the metropolis of Lahore early Saturday morning to attain Islamabad with the aid of using road. He traveled with a convoy of masses of supporters.

A high-protection judicial complicated were assigned for Khan`s look at the outskirts of the capital, with masses of rebellion police deployed withinside the area. Islamabad police stated in a tweet that upon arrival on the complicated, Khan`s supporters started to “pelt the police with stones,” and police spoke back with tear gas. Khan made his look after ready 5 hours to go into the judicial complicated.

In an audio message despatched with the aid of using Khan to journalists, Khan stated that he were “ready out of doors the [judicial complex`s] door” and were “absolutely looking to enter” however the police`s use of teargas makes it appears that “they don`t want” him to attain courtroom docket.

Separately withinside the metropolis of Lahore, Khan`s house became raided with the aid of using the police with bulldozers putting off camps that were installation with the aid of using Imran Khan`s supporters. The Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah stated in a press convention that the police operation at Khan`s domestic became carried out to “clean no-cross areas” and to “arrest miscreants hiding inside.” Khan`s crew claimed that most effective Khan`s spouse and residence personnel had been gift in the house while the raid took place.