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Pakistan's incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan suffered another setback as the Islamabad High Court rejected his plea seeking the suspension of a trial's court verdict convicting him in the Toshakhana corruption case. With this development, Imran's plans in the upcoming general elections hang in balance as the Election Commission of Pakistan had earlier disqualified him for five years, finding …

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on August 29 slammed Supreme Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial for “favouring” Imran Khan, saying his messages to the lower courts led to the suspension of the sentence of the former Premier and called the verdict a “dark chapter” in the country’s history. The Islamabad High Court on August 29 suspended Mr. Khan’s …

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The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday suspended PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s conviction and three-year sentence in the Toshakhana case. A division bench comprising Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri reserved the verdict after hearing both parties’ counsels on Monday. Separately, a three-member Supreme Court panel led by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard petitions …

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was imprisoned in connection with the Toshakhana case recently, on Tuesday appealed his conviction and sentencing by a trial court, claiming that the verdict was passed by a 'biased' judge and it was "a gross travesty of justice". Khan filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court through his lawyers against the August …

Pakistan High Court sets aside lower court's verdict to uphold maintainability of criminal proceedings against Imran Khan in Toshakhana case

In a relief for Imran Khan, a Pakistani High Court on Friday set aside a lower court’s verdict to uphold the maintainability of the Toshakhana corruption case for criminal proceedings against the former Prime Minister. The Islamabad High Court on Thursday reserved the judgment on multiple petitions by Mr. Khan, 70, against his trial by a district court in the …

Islamabad High Court Set to Announce Verdict on Ex-PM Imran Khan's Petitions on Toshakhana Corruption Case Trial

The Islamabad High Court on Thursday said it will announce its verdict on Friday on a set of petitions filed by former prime minister Imran Khan against the Toshakhana trial. Khan, also the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf: party, has challenged the additional district and sessions court’s order terminating his right of defence in the Toshakhana case. Khan, 70, filed …

Former Pak PM Imran Khan to face long legal battle in wake of disqualification verdict

Pakistan's Parliament in its joint sitting on Wednesday enacted a law to give Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to file a review appeal against his conviction by a military court. After hearing both sides, the Hague-based ICJ issued a verdict in July, 2019, asking Pakistan to give India consular access to Jadhav and also ensure review of his …