Shawdesh desk:

A top court in Pakistan on Friday suspended the non-bailable arrest warrant issued against ousted prime minister Imran Khan in a case of hate speech against state institutions after his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party filed a petition against the move, Hindustan Times reported.

The non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against Khan on Thursday on behalf of a citizen for “spreading hate” against state institutions and their offices following his recent speech.

The suspension of the warrant came amid the arrival of a Quetta police team in Lahore to arrest the PTI chairman as per a court order, reported Geo News.

Khan’s party filed a petition in the Balochistan high court (BHC) against the orders of a judicial magistrate in Quetta, urging it to cancel the arrest warrant and also quash the First Information Report (FIR) filed against him at a police station in Quetta, capital of Balochistan.