Imran Khan booked under Anti-Terrorism Act

PAKISTAN: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been booked under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (Punishment for acts of Terrorism) for threatening a judge and two top police officials at his Islamabad rally recently, said reports on Monday. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party said that the Pakistan Government is planning to arrest Khan.

The case against Khan was filed hours after Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that the Government was mulling filing a case against the 69-year-old PTI chief over his provocative speech delivered on Saturday night in the F-9 Park of the national capital.

According to the copy of the first information report, the case was registered at the Margalla Police Station of Islamabad at 10 pm on Saturday under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (punishment for acts of terrorism).

The FIR reads that Khan in his speech had “terrorised and threatened top police officials and a respected female additional sessions judge” with the aim to stop them from performing their functions and abstain from pursuing any action against any individual related to his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party (PTI). It says that Khan’s speech had spread fear and uncertainty among the police, judges and the nation. – ZEE NEWS