PTI leader Asad Umar has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking protective bail for two weeks in connection with a terror case registered in Lahore following violent protests in the country on May 9.

Gulberg police had nominated PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Umar and other top party leaders under charges of terrorism, murder and robbery.

The petition, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, said the PTI leader was a “respectable and law-abiding citizen” and had “nothing to do with the alleged offence”. It said the prosecution and the police had malafide intentions behind filing the case.

“The complainant has implicated/involved the petitioner in a completely false and baseless case for the purpose of harassing and humiliating the petitioner and to harm his excellent reputation,” the plea said.