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The tribunal accepted Imran Khan's attendance, his lawyers said.
Islamabad:
A Pakistan justice dropped an apprehension warrant against erstwhile premier curate Imran Khan connected Saturday, his lawyers said, aft the ex-cricketing star, who had skipped respective hearings, travelled to court.
The 70-year-old has been tangled successful a slew of tribunal cases since helium was ousted successful a no-confidence question past twelvemonth and has been pressuring the fragile conjugation authorities which replaced him to clasp aboriginal elections.
Earlier this week Imran Khan's supporters fought pitched battles with constabulary sent to apprehension him successful the eastbound metropolis of Lahore aft helium failed to look successful tribunal implicit graft charges, citing information concerns.
"The tribunal has cancelled the apprehension warrant aft marking Imran Khan's attendance. The proceeding has been adjourned till March 30," 1 of Khan's lawyers, Gohar Khan, told AFP.
After days of ineligible wrangling, Khan travelled much than 300 kilometres from Lahore to the Islamabad tribunal complex, but was incapable to get retired of the car.
Around 4,000 supporters mobbed the complex, pelting stones and throwing bricks astatine constabulary officers who fired backmost with teardrop gas.
The tribunal nevertheless accepted Khan's attendance, his lawyers said.
The lawsuit has been brought by the Election Commission of Pakistan which has accused Imran Khan of not declaring gifts received during his clip arsenic premier, oregon the nett made from selling them.
Pakistan's courts are often utilized to necktie up lawmakers successful lengthy proceedings that rights monitors criticise for stifling governmental opposition.
Imran Khan claims authorities privation to propulsion him successful jailhouse truthful helium is incapable to run for upcoming elections.
Some 4,000 information officials including elite constabulary commandos, anti-terrorism squads and paramilitary rangers person been deployed astir Islamabad with hospitals enactment connected precocious alert.
Police meantime raided his location successful a plush Lahore neighbourhood aft blocking adjacent roads and suspending mobile services successful the area.
As the governmental play unfolds, Pakistan is deed by stark economical downturn, risking default if assistance cannot beryllium secured from the International Monetary Fund.
The information concern is besides deteriorating with a spate of deadly attacks connected police, linked to the Pakistan Taliban.
Last twelvemonth Khan was changeable successful the limb during a governmental rally, an assassination bid helium blamed connected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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