Former PM of Pakistan and Imran khan Arrested
Imran Khan has been arrested from his Zaman Park residence today after his conviction in Toshakhana case.
Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been arrested at his Zaman Park mansion in Lahore.
Imran Khan was detained on Saturday (today) after being convicted in the Toshakhana case.
In a significant event, the former prime minister was convicted by a district and sessions court in the Federal capital for corrupt actions relating to the state gift depository charges, which he disputed.
Imran Khan is sentenced to three years in prison in the Thoshakhana case.
According to the latest sources, Imran Khan was arrested today at his Zaman Park mansion following his conviction in the Toshakhana case.
Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been arrested at his Zaman Park mansion in Lahore.
Imran Khan was detained on Saturday (today) after being convicted in the Toshakhana case.
A district and sessions court in the Federal capital condemned the former prime minister for fraudulent acts involving the state gift depository, which he rejected.
PTI Vice-Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed the PTI chairman’s arrest in the Toshakhana issue.
The Punjab Chapter of the PTI confirmed the reports by tweeting, “Imran Khan is being moved to Kot Lakhpat Jail.”
The District and Sessions Court today sentenced the PTI chairman to three years in prison in the Toshakhana criminal case.
The court found the defendants guilty of corrupt acts and sentenced the PTI chairman to three years in prison in its judgement.
Imran Khan purposefully submitted false information to the ECP about Toshakhana gifts and was found guilty of corrupt practices,” he claimed.
The court also slapped a Rs 100,000 punishment on the PTI’s convicted chief. According to the court, the former prime minister was also forbidden from holding public office for five years.
A substantial police presence was stationed outside the courthouse ahead of today’s sessions.
Toshakhana allusion
Following the disqualification of the PTI head by the Election Commission of Pakistan for making “false statements and incorrect declarations,” the Toshakhana issue became a major cause of disagreement in national politics.
Last year, parliamentarians from the ruling coalition filed a referral alleging that Imran failed to reveal information of the gifts he received from the Toshaskhana (during his tenure as prime minister).
According to the verdict, the former premier was also deemed to have committed corrupt conduct under sections 167 and 173 of the constitution.
“A criminal investigation will be launched against him for making a false statement.”
On May 10, Imran was indicted in the case, and his motion to make the Toshkhana case inadmissible was denied. The verdict was overturned by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on July 4.
The Toshakhana case against Imran was found maintainable by an Islamabad district and sessions court on July 8. Following that, the former premier appealed the session court’s decision to the IHC.
On August 4, the Islamabad High Court overturned a session court ruling that determined the PTI chairman’s Toshakhana reference to be maintainable.
IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq had directed that the case be heard again in the lower court. The judge also denied PTI chairman Imran Khan’s request to transfer the case to another court and scheduled a hearing for next week on the request to restore the right to defend.
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