ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will announce the verdict today on a number of petitions filed by the former prime minister Imran Khan against the Toshakhana case.
The PTI chief challenged the maintainability of the case and sought its transfer to another court. The pleas, including the application seeking the right to defense in the trial court and a stay order, were heard by IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq.
On Thursday, the IHC reserved its decision that will be announced today.
Last year, on October 21, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified the ousted prime minister in the Toshakhana reference under Article 63(1) (p) of the Constitution for making “false statements and incorrect declaration.”
During the hearing, the court was attended by the PTI chief’s lawyers, Khawaja Haris and Gohar Khan, and ECP’s lawyer Amjad Pervez. The IHC CJ reserved the verdict on eight petitions, stating that the judgment would be announced today.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan Anticipates Disqualification In Toshakhana Case
PTI chairman Imran Khan anticipates his disqualification in the Toshakhana case. He believed this after a district and sessions court declared four witnesses in the case as irrelevant.
However, Khan has approached the high court against the decision.
In a video statement, Khan stated, “I am consistently being deprived of the right to a fair trial in the Toshakhana case, according to the Constitution. I am not even allowed to present witnesses in my defense.”
Nevertheless, The district and sessions court called for final arguments from the parties on Thursday (today) regarding the gift case.
The court has asserted that it will reserve the decision if the parties fail to present their arguments.
The court has set Thursday, August 3, as the date for the final arguments from the parties and will reserve the decision if they fail to do so.
On Wednesday, the court maintained that Khan had failed to prove the relationship of the witnesses presented on his behalf with the case.
Consequently, the court did not allow witnesses to record their statements.
