The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered a local court to halt indictment proceedings against the former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, Imran Khan, in the Toshakhana (gift repository) case. The IHC issued the stay order on Friday after Imran filed a plea with the high court challenging the maintainability of the criminal proceedings against him.
The case was filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the court has postponed the proceedings until next month while issuing notices to Imran on all four of his applications. This development comes after the PTI chief was indicted in the case two days ago, and the trial court had summoned the witnesses on May 13.
During the IHC proceedings, Imran’s lawyer, Khawaja Haris, argued that the ECP’s complaint is not admissible because no letter has been submitted by the electoral watchdog to appoint a competent authority. He further stressed that complaints cannot be sent for criminal action after the prescribed time of 120 days.
CJ Farooq issued notices to the concerned parties and postponed the proceedings until June 8. The case has garnered significant attention in Pakistan and the region, and many are eagerly awaiting the outcome of the next hearing.
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