Imran approaches SC to challenge bail denial in May 9 cases

• Petition says prosecution has no ‘convincing’ evidence connecting ex-PM to violence
• Aleema claims jail authorities denied lawyers entry to plead Toshakhana case

ISLAMABAD: PTI founding chairman and ex-premier Imran Khan has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the rejection of his bail by lower courts.

On June 24, the Lahore High Court (LHC) denied post-arrest bail to the incarcerated PTI leader in eight cases related to May 9 violence, including an attack on the house of Lahore corps commander.