Pakistan’s ex-premier Khan booked for ‘terrorizing’ police, judge
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been booked for “terrorizing and threatening” police officers and a female judge at a rally in Islamabad on Saturday.
A case was registered against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
The cricketer-turned-politician had said he will take action against the officials for the alleged torturing of Shahbaz Gill, his close aide and chief of staff, in police custody. Gill faces sedition charges for remarks that allegedly aimed to incite mutiny within Pakistan’s powerful military.
Khan’s statements also prompted the country’s media watchdog to ban television channels from broadcasting his live addresses, a decision his party says will be challenged in court.
His speech, police record said, was meant to terrorize top police officials and the judiciary such that they could not perform their functions and abstain from pursuing any action against any leader of his party.