ISLAMABAD:

The country’s top judge has noted that the Lahore High Court (KHC) has not only discussed merits of the cases filed against former prime minister Imran Khan in connection with May 9 rioting incidents but has also given conclusive opinion on them while rejecting his bail pleas.

“The question is whether merits of a case can be brought under discussion in a bail matter,” Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi asked on Tuesday while hearing the PTI founder’s appeals against an LHC order.

A division bench of the LHC led by Justice Shahbaz Ali Rizvi on June 24 rejected Imran Khan’s bail applications in eight different May 9 rioting cases.

In its order, the LHC stated that the former PM was involved in hatching a conspiracy to attack military installations in case of his poss

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