The Islamabad High Court has granted 14-day protective bail to PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan in connection with the murder case of senior Supreme Court lawyer Abdul Razzak Shar in Quetta, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

A two-judge bench led by IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard Imran Khan's bail application on Thursday.

Earlier in the day, the PTI chairman filed the application in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for protective bail, pleading the court to fix the petition for hearing today.

The PTI chairman was nominated in the murder case of lawyer Abdul Razzaq Shar yesterday.

The lawyer had been shot dead by unidentified suspects at Quetta Airport a day before yesterday.

The son of Abdul Razzaq Shar, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Quetta on Tuesday, had registered a case against PTI chief Imran Khan and alleged that his father was killed at the latter’s behest.

Meanwhile, the government and the PTI had traded blame over the incident, with both sides accusing the other of having a role in the killing.

Prime minister’s aide Attaullah Tarar had alleged that the lawyer was killed at the behest of Imran to allegedly evade accountability in a treason case while PTI spokesperson Raoof Hassan had accused Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah of being behind the murder.

It may be recalled that Shar had filed a constitutional petition against the PTI chief in the Balochistan High Court, seeking proceedings against the ex-premier under Article 6 that pertained to high treason. His petition said that Imran Khan should be tried under Article 6 in light of the apex court decision which had recommended legal action against Imran Khan and Qasim Suri for illegally dissolving the National Assembly after the joint opposition had moved a no-trust motion against the PTI government in April 2022.

The first information report (FIR) was registered on the complaint of Shar’s son, Advocate Siraj Ahmed, at Quetta’s Shaheed Jamil police station on June 6.

Reporter: Ehtisham Kiyani