IMRAN KHAN GETS EXEMPTION FROM APPEARANCE IN TOSHAKHANA CASE

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ISLAMABAD: According to I news Agency  on Thursday, Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former prime minister, was given permission to waive his appearance in the Toskhana case being handled by a district and sessions court in the nation’s capital.

Further Sessions After hearing the arguments made by the former prime minister’s legal team and the prosecutor Amjad Parvez, Judge Zafar Iqbal issued the decision.

The PTI leader’s attorney requested a three-day exemption during the hearing, claiming that the Islamabad bar was staging a three-day protest.

The judge requested that the parties work together to schedule the case’s subsequent hearing. Khawaja Harris then asked for the hearing to be postponed for two weeks. Haris questioned the court’s expedited handling of this matter as well. The prosecutor stated, “It is SC’s observation to disclose verdict in criminal matters within 90 days.”

Amjad Parvez requested that the court charge Imran Khan and set the trial date for after Eid. Judge Zafar Iqbal later agreed to the exemption request and continued the hearing until April 29.

Case of Toshakhana
Imran Khan, a former prime minister and the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the Toshakhana reference pursuant to Article 63(1). (p).

The ECP stated in the written decision:

“As per the statement of Imran Khan he had purchased the gifts from Toshakhana paying 21.564 million rupees while the Cabinet Division said that the gifts had a value of 107.943 million.”

“The amount in his bank account was around half of the value of the state gifts. Imran Khan was bound to declare the cash and bank details in his returns but he didn’t declare it,” ECP decision read.

“Imran Khan being declared disqualified and unseated from his National Assembly seat,” the ECP said, adding: “He has been disqualified under Article 63, 1(P), over submitting a false statement and declaration”.

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