Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were indicted in the Toshakhana case on Tuesday.
During the session, accountability court Judge Muhammad Bashir conducted the hearing of the Toshakhana and the £190 million case Bushra was also provided copies of the £190 million reference.
The Toshakhana is a state department which retains gifts given by state officials, foreign diplomats and heads of different governments.
According to the Constitution of Pakistan, the recipient of the gifts must report them to the cabinet division and pay an appropriate amount if they wanted to keep it personally.
On December 19, NAB filed a new reference against Imran and his wife in the accountability court for allegedly retaining 58 gifts against an undervalued amount over Rs142 million of the total of 108 that the couple had received from different heads of states and foreign dignitaries during the PTI founding chairman’s tenure as the premier. Separately, Imran Khan was arrested in the GHQ attack case on Tuesday, soon after his release warrant was issued in the cipher case.
The hearing of cases related to the May 9 riots against the former prime minister commenced at the Adiala jail through video link and was attended by multiple station house officers (SHO).
SHO Royal Artillery (RA) Baazar requested the court to grant physical remand of Imran in the GHQ attack case. Subsequently, Rawalpindi’s anti-terrorism special court, presided over by Judge Malik Ijaz, granted a two-day physical remand for Imran Khan in connection to 12 cases related to the May 9 riots following the conclusion of legal arguments.
Following the court’s decision, investigation teams from all police stations are authorised to conduct inquiries into Khan’s involvement within the confines of Adiala Jail. The court has explicitly directed that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder cannot be removed from the jail premises.
The court has adjourned the hearing and mandated the submission of a comprehensive investigation report by January 11. The subsequent hearing is scheduled for January 11 at 10am within the premises of Adiala Jail.
A day earlier, the special court formed to hear cases under the Official Secrets Act had issued the release orders of PTI founder in cypher case. Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain issued the release order of Imran, stating that the former premier’s bail had been approved and he shall be released if not wanted in any other case.
Despite having the release order, Imran remains behind bars due to being arrested in the Toshakhna and 190 million pound Al-Qadir Trust scandal.
The May 9 riots pertain to the attacks on state installations last year, following the arrest of then Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman in a corruption case. The installations, which were attacked, included the army’s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi and the corps commander house in Lahore.
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