{"id":414,"date":"2023-08-26T10:07:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T10:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/khans-legal-team-harassed-at-ihcs-elevator-claims-pti\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T10:07:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T10:07:25","slug":"khans-legal-team-harassed-at-ihcs-elevator-claims-pti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/khans-legal-team-harassed-at-ihcs-elevator-claims-pti\/","title":{"rendered":"Khan\u2019s legal team \u2018harassed\u2019 at IHC\u2019s elevator, claims PTI"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday accused that its Chairman Imran Khan\u2019s legal team was \u201charassed\u201d by confining them in an elevator for 45 minutes at the Islamabad High Court (IHC). According to details, Senior lawyer Latif Khosa and Naeem Haider Panjotha \u2014 who are representing the former prime minister in the Toshakhana case \u2014 and other members of his legal team got trapped in a malfunctioning elevator of the high court.
The incident took place when Khosa along with other lawyers were on their way back after giving their arguments on a plea seeking suspension of the deposed premier\u2019s punishment, who was removed from office in April last year via a no-confidence motion, three-year jail term in the case.
A total of 19 people, including a media person, were onboard the lift when it stopped functioning abruptly.
After a span of over 30 minutes, a fire and rescue team reached the spot and rescued the lawyers safely from the lift stuck on the second floor of the IHC.
The people entered the elevator at 12 noon on the third floor at the Islamabad High Court and were rescued at 12:45pm.
Condemning the incident, the former ruling party urged President Arif Alvi and Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial to launch a probe into the incident immediately.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) also expressed concerns over the incident saying, \u201cSurprisingly, IHC staff did nothing for immediate help.\u201d
\u201cSenior lawyer Latif Khosa and others got suck in the elevator for almost one hour at the IHC\u201d
The SCBA urged the IHC chief justice and other relevant authorities to probe the incident immediately. \u201cThank God there was no loss of life in this incident.\u201d
The SCBA hoped that the probe would unearth the real motive behind the incident.
\u201cIt should be probed whether the incident occurred due to a technical fault or it was an attempt to kill Latif Khosa and other lawyers.\u201d
Apex lawyers\u2019 body also expressed hopes that steps would be taken to prevent such incidents in the future. \u2013Agencies<\/p>\n

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