The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has declared that the Toshakhana case against Imran Khan, the Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), is not maintainable. Chief Justice Amir Farooq of the federal capital’s top court reserved the verdict on Khan’s petition to have the case declared inadmissible on June 23. The case had been initiated when Khan was indicted on May 10 by Additional Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar, who overruled objections to its admissibility.
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Khan subsequently approached the IHC, which had temporarily stayed the criminal proceedings in the case until June 8. After the hearing resumed in June, Justice Aamer reserved his decision on the petition, stating that he would review it after Eid ul Adha.
In his petition, the PTI chief objected to the filing of a complaint after a certain period. His lawyer, Khawaja Haris, argued that a complaint could only be filed four months after the return was submitted.
However, a day before, Khan filed another petition with the court, requesting that Justice Aamer recuse himself from the case and transfer the two Toshakhana cases to another bench to ensure a fair and impartial trial.
Outside the IHC, Imran Khan’s lawyer, Gohar Khan, hailed the verdict as a victory. He stated that an appeal had been filed against the decision of the session judge in the Toshakhana case, and emphasized that the complaint had been filed by the wrong person. Gohar Khan expressed satisfaction with the outcome, noting that the PTI had been striving for justice in court for a year and that they had emerged victorious.
