QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Monday dismissed a first in-formation report (FIR) filed against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for making comments against state institutions and their officers dur-ing a speech. A two-member bench comprising BHC Chief Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Gul Hasan Tareen announced the verdict on the petition filed by the Insaf Lawyers Forum’s (ILF) Iqbal Shah.
The high court also dismissed the arrest warrants against the deposed prime minister — who was ousted from office after a no-confidence motion against him in April 2022 — issued by the judicial magistrate.
The FIR against the PTI chief, who is currently serving a three-year sentence af-ter being convicted in the Toshakhana case, was registered at Bijli Road Police Station. –Agencies
