Sentence of PTI Chairman
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court today suspended the sentence of PTI chairman Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case. The trial court judge Humayun Dilawar had awarded three years imprisonment to Imran Khan in this case.
The court ordered the immediate release of Imran Khan from Attock Jail. The IHC bench announced the verdict through its short order.
A two-member bench of the IHC led by Chief Justice Aamir Farooq announced the reserved verdict on Tuesday.
Earlier, before the announcement of the IHC decision, Imran Khan’s lawyer and PPP leader Latif Khosa said that the court will suspend sentence of Khan. He, nonetheless, claimed that Imran Khan could be arrested in the Cipher Case.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the IHC said that it is announcing its reserved verdict today at 11 am in the Toshakhana case sentence to Imran Khan.
Whether the court would suspend the sentence of PTI chairman Imran Khan or not? It remained a hot topic before the announcement of the decision.
Earlier, the two-member bench of the IHC reserved its verdict in this case. In this case, PTI chairman Imran Khan challenged the sentence given by the trial court judge Humayun Dilawar.
The IHC bench led by chief justice Aamir Farooq heard the case on Monday. After hearing arguments, the bench reserved the verdict.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) resumed the hearing on Monday on the PTI Chairman’s plea seeking the suspension of the sentence. The trial court’s Additional District and Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar awarded three years jail to Khan.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Amjad Parvez, completed his arguments in this case.
Earlier, on the request of the ECP’s assistant counsel, the court adjourned the hearing for Monday (today).
During the last hearing, PTI lawyer Latif Khosa completed his arguments.
Earlier this month, a trial court sentenced Khan to three years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs100,000. Khan challenged the verdict and approached the IHC for his release and the suspension of the conviction. In the same case, the ECP had filed a private complaint against Khan.
