The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of eight bail petitions filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in May 9 cases till Wednesday (August 20). A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi and comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Shafi Siddiqui conducted the hearing.

During the proceedings, Salman Safdar, counsel for the PTI founder, appeared before the court. As the hearing began, the CJP noted he could not review some documents submitted by the petitioner. At which, the PTI lawyer said the case file primarily included judicial decisions only.

“The review of all relevant documents is essential,” the chief justice remarked and further directed that any party intending to submit documents must do so by the end of the day, so the bench could properly review them before the next hearing. 

CJP Afridi also instructed the prosecution to carefully examine the documents submitted by the defense team. Later, he adjourned the hearing until 10:30 am tomorrow (August 20).

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)