The Islamabad High Court (IHC) today (Monday) sentenced Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in Toshakhana by Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Humayun Dilawar of the trial court. The judgment on the application for suspension has been reserved. Case.
A two-member bench consisting of Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri heard, Election Commission of Pakistan’s lawyer Amjad Parvez could not appear in the court due to ill health. presented his arguments in the case on Friday.
The IHC will deliver the verdict tomorrow (Tuesday) at 11 am.
Last week, the court adjourned the hearing till Monday (today) on the request of his assistant counsel and ordered ECP’s counsel to present arguments today. It also directed the electoral authority to make alternative arrangements due to unavailability of counsel.
At the last hearing, PTI’s lawyer Latif Khosa completed his arguments.
Earlier this month, a trial court sentenced Khan to three years in prison and also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh earlier this month.
Khan challenged the verdict and approached the IHC seeking his release and suspension of his sentence. Meanwhile, the ECP had filed a private complaint against Khan in the same case.
What is Toshakhana case?
Under the rules governing the Toshakhana – a Persian word meaning “treasure chest” – government officials can keep gifts if they are of low value, while paying dramatically lower fees to the government for extravagant items. Must pay.
The Toshakhana has been under a microscope ever since allegations emerged that Khan bought gifts as prime minister at exorbitant rates and sold them in the open market for huge profits.
The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was accused of abusing his prime ministership from 2018 to 2022 by buying and selling state-owned gifts received during overseas trips worth 140 million rupees ($635,000). ) was greater than
Among the gifts were watches given by a royal family, according to government officials, who had previously alleged that Khan’s aides had sold them in Dubai.
Additionally, seven wristwatches, six made by watchmaker Rolex, and the most expensive “Mastergraph Limited Edition” priced at 85 million Pakistani rupees ($385,000), were among the gifts.
A reference was sent to the Election Commission by National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf asking for an investigation into the matter.
In October 2022, the election body also found the former prime minister guilty of corruption and filed a complaint in an Islamabad court.
