The indictment was the latest in dozens of cases against the 72-year-old former cricket star turned politician, who has been in jail since late last year. It came hours after a court issued warrants to arrest Khan’s wife.
Khan pleaded not guilty as the judge in an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi read out the charges against him and dozens of others including his former ministers, leaders and supporters, local media and his party said.
The party said it would challenge the indictment.
“The indictment came without any proof or evidence. Once we challenge it we are confident it will be thrown out as it is nothing but political victimisation,” a spokesman for Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said.
The spokesman, Zulfikar Bukhari, said it was not clear yet what maximum punishment Khan could face under the terrorism charges. Khan is currently on trial on corruption charges although all of his sentences have either been suspended or overturned.
Source: CNA
