The Federal Government on Monday approached the Supreme Court seeking an early hearing in a case against Imran Khan who disregarded the order of the high court which sought assurance of not causing any hindrance to the freedom of movement during the PTI’s May 25,2022 long march.
The federal government pleaded to the court to fix the case for hearing on April 26.
The high court had directed that the PTI be allowed to hold a gathering at the ground located between Sector H-9 and G-9 in view of the categorical assurance on behalf of the top leadership of the PTI that their rally would not cause any inconvenience or blockage of Sri Nagar Highway; nor otherwise inconvenience the public and citizenry at large but the respondent did not comply with the said Order, the Chairman PTI exhorted his supporters to reach D-Chowk, hence they marched towards the D-Chowk in pre-planned and pre-conceived manner and when lawfully checked by the police authorities, they resorted to violence and started destroying public and private properties and setting ablaze police vehicles, trees and bushes.
The petition stated that the matter involved of citizenry at large and the security/protection of the people of Pakistan, assets of the country which have been ruined by the workers of the PTI on command of the Chairman/respondent, therefore, the present case was of urgent nature and needs to be heard and decided by this Apex Court at an early date.
