Former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday alleged before the Lahore High Court that he has information of another operation being planned on his Zaman Park residence on Eid. “There is risk of bloodshed,” he claimed. A two-member bench of the high court recommended that Imran Khan’s petition be placed before a larger bench against the registration of similar cases and disciplinary proceedings against him.

The bench comprising Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh and Justice Farooq Haider sent the file to the Lahore High Court chief justice. The Punjab government counsel took the plea that Imran Khan’s application is not admissible, as a petition cannot be filed merely on the basis of apprehensions. Addressing the court, Imran Khan said an order was issued barring police operation on his residence, but the next day an operation was started. “They committed contempt of court,” the PTI chief observed. He alleged that there was a risk of bloodshed.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP