lahore imran khan the former prime minister of pakistan finally reached his residence in lahore on early saturday morning after getting bail and a prolonged standoff with authorities in islamabad after being granted bail by the islamabad high court the 70yearold pakistan tehreekeinsaf pti chief spent hours locked in negotiations with his legal team over his exit from the court he claimed that the islamabad police had tried to keep him inside the courthouse and that he was being held against his willthe islamabad high court granted him protective bail for two weeks in a corruption case and also barred authorities from arresting him in any case registered in the country until monday the 70yearold leader was escorted to court amid tight security and it took him more than three hours to leave the premises due to security details upon reaching his residence he was greeted by jubilant supporters who showered rose petals on his vehicle danced and conducted fireworks khan who is demanding snap general elections is facing over 120 cases across the countrythe pti released a video of khan entering the house where his sisters and other family members welcomed him and inquired about his health khan who is demanding snap general elections is facing over 120 cases across the countryislamabad inspector general of police ig akbar nasir tried his best to retain me at the capitals high court they did not let us leave for three hours saying that its dangerous outside the pti chief said in a video message from his vehicle in which he was travelling back to lahoreimran blames army chief for arrest episodethe cricketerturnedpolitician blamed pakistan army chief for his current arrest and abduction episode its not the security agencies its one man the army chief there is no democracy in the army the army is getting maligned with what is happening imran said while taking to bbc correspondent caroline davieswith inputs from agencies