Islamabad (Web Desk): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday rejected a plea filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former premier Imran Khan against his conviction in the Toshakhana case.
A two-member bench comprising IHC Chief Justice (CJ) Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri issued the nine-page ruling.
The former premier had moved the IHC for rectification of its August 28 order, by way of suspension of the judgment on August 5 passed by the trial court.
The high court has already suspended his jail sentence in the case. However, the Khan had moved the IHC seeking an order to suspend the trail court’s verdict in order to end his disqualification ahead of upcoming general elections.
On October 21, 2022, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified Imran Khan from the National Assembly for five years after finding him guilty of concealing details about selling expensive gifts he received from different states.
Following its order against the former PTI chief, the electoral body sent a criminal case to a district and sessions court in Islamabad.
The former premier was sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of Rs100,000 by Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Humayun Dilawar on August 5, 2023, after the judge found Khan guilty of graft in the Toshakhana case.
The Toshakhana scam surfaced after former premier Imran Khan declined to share details of the gifts he received during his tenure.
He has been convicted of misusing his position as prime minister to sell state gifts worth more than Rs140 million ($490,000) that he received from foreign dignitaries during visits abroad.
