Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq has said the intelligence reports had revealed that there were fears of an attack on former prime minister Imran Khan, adding that “the government and the state have the responsibility to look into this aspect.”

He passed these remarks after a report was presented in court detailing looming threats to the PTI chairman during the long march. The IHC took up a petition pertaining to the inconvenience caused by the PTI protest today.

At one point during the hearing, the IHC CJ said: “Lodging a protest is the right of political and non-political entities, but the rights of citizens should not be violated in its wake.”

The hearing was adjourned till Nov 22.