Imran Khan, the chairman of the PTI, was detained again shortly after his sentence in the Toshakhana criminal case was suspended.
Imran Khan was detained in connection with the cypher case and placed in custody until August 30. Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain of the Official Secrets Act court made the announcement.
The superintendent of the Attock Jail has received the special court’s written decision. Imran Khan must appear in court on August 30 per the ruling.
The suspect is being held on judicial remand in a case involving the Official Secrets Act, the judge remarked. The suspect must remain in custody and appear in court on August 30.
Imran Khan, the chairman of the PTI, had his sentence in the Toshakhana criminal case suspended just moments ago by the Islamabad High Court.
Imran Khan’s appeal was accepted, and the decision was made by a division bench consisting of Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri and IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq.
Imran Khan must be released from custody, according to the court. The PTI leader is required to provide bail bonds totaling Rs. 100,000.
Imran Khan appealed to the high court’s division bench on Monday, asking for the suspension of his sentence in the Toshakhana case. The division bench had reserved its decision. It stated that the decision would be made public at 11 am today.
Bushra Bibi, Imran Khan’s wife, also met him there. They did this separately. Aleema and Uzma Khan, his sisters, will be permitted to see him later.
Amjad Pervaiz, counsel for the Election Commission of Pakistan, had concluded his remarks at the prior hearing.
When the appeal for sentence suspension was made, he opposed it, claiming that the PTI chairman had omitted the Toshakhana information from his asset disclosures.
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The attorney claimed that a notice must be sent to the public prosecutor in this case. Amjad Pervaiz demanded that the hearing should not continue without notifying the state and hearing their argument.
A complainant is never made a party in NAB cases, the chief justice remarked. The counsel replied that a bureau prosecutor is heard in NAB cases and that the state does not intervene.
The ECP attorney argued that only the state is mentioned in the law; the word “complainant” is not used.
According to Amjad Pervaiz, the magistrate has never received a complaint alleging corrupt behaviour in connection with a judgement.
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He said that the other party had claimed that the complaint could not be upheld because it had not been submitted to the appropriate forum, but added that this was untrue and that the reality was entirely different.
The lawyer noted that the Election Commission of Pakistan’s members all concurred in approving the filing of the complaint in their ruling.
According to Amjad Pervaiz, the trial court held 44 hearings, but Imran Khan only showed up for four of them.
