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Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Shibli Faraz, Summons Imran Khan in Zaman Park Case
Lahore court issues non-bailable arrest warrant for PTI's Shibli Faraz, summons Imran Khan in Zaman Park police clash case. Both accused of obstructing police in 2023. Khan to appear on July 30.
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by News Desk
2025-07-25
Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Shibli Faraz, Summons Imran Khan in Zaman Park Case

A Lahore judicial magistrate on Friday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator and opposition leader Shibli Faraz and summoned incarcerated party founder Imran Khan in connection with a 2023 case involving alleged obstruction of the Islamabad police at Khan’s residence in Zaman Park.

Judicial Magistrate Sohail Rafique ordered law enforcement to arrest Shibli Faraz and directed the Adiala Jail administration to ensure Imran Khan’s production before the court on July 30.

The case stems from an incident in March 2023, when an Islamabad Police team arrived at Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore to arrest him over his repeated absences from court hearings in the Toshakhana reference. The team was allegedly met with resistance, threats, and harassment by PTI workers.

An FIR was registered at the Race Course police station on the complaint of Islamabad Secretariat SHO Nadeem Tahir, naming Imran Khan, Shibli Faraz, and 150 other PTI workers. The FIR accused the group of obstructing the police from performing their duty and threatening law enforcement.

According to the complaint, PTI Senator Shibli Faraz misled authorities by claiming that Imran Khan was not at the residence. However, Khan later appeared and addressed his supporters from the same location, prompting the police to allege that Faraz had “misrepresented facts” and intentionally hindered the operation.

This development follows a wider crackdown on PTI members over incidents related to May 9, 2023, when violent protests broke out following Imran Khan’s arrest. Earlier this month, several senior PTI leaders were sentenced to 10 years in prison by anti-terrorism courts in Lahore and Sargodha.

Additionally, on Thursday, an Islamabad court sentenced 13 PTI supporters to six months in jail for their participation in the November 2023 “Final Call” protests.

The legal and political challenges facing PTI continue to mount as courts pursue cases tied to the party's confrontations with state institutions over the past two years.
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