RAWALPINDI: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi on Tuesday had been indicted by an accountability court in Rawalpindi in the Toshakhana case.
The resolution was introduced throughout a listening to in the case right now which was performed in Adiala jail — the place the previous prime minister is at the moment incarcerated in the case.
A five-member particular prosecution group of the anti-graft watchdog perused the reference towards the duo.
Accountability court Judge Muhammad Bashir performed the listening to of Toshakhana and £190 million instances in the jail.
A day earlier, the court deferred the indictment of the previous prime minister and his spouse after the latter failed to seem earlier than the court.
During the listening to right now, NAB prosecutor Muzaffar Abbasi alongside together with his group was current in the court. Khan was represented by his legal professionals Latif Khosa and Umair Niazi.
Bushra Bibi was additionally supplied with a duplicate of the £190 million case right now.
Meanwhile, the previous premier has challenged his disqualification in the Toshakhana case.
A five-member bigger bench headed by Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan and comprising Justice Shams Mehmood, Justice Shahid Karim, Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhry and Justice Jawad Hassan will take up the petitions on January 12 (Friday).
What is the Toshakhana case?
Under the foundations governing Toshakhana — a Persian phrase that means “treasure house” — authorities officers can maintain items if they’ve a low value, whereas they have to pay a dramatically diminished payment to the federal government for extravagant objects.
The Toshakhana has been below a microscope ever for the reason that emergence of the allegations that Imran Khan bought the items he obtained as prime minister at throwaway charges and bought them off in the open marketplace for staggering income.
The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was accused of misusing his 2018 to 2022 premiership to purchase and promote items in state possession that had been obtained throughout visits overseas and value greater than Rs140 million ($635,000).
The items included watches given by a royal household, in response to authorities officers, who’ve alleged beforehand that Khan’s aides bought them in Dubai.
The items included seven wristwatches, six made by watchmaker Rolex, and the most costly a “Master Graff limited edition” valued at 85 million Pakistani rupees ($385,000).
The election fee’s order had mentioned Imran stood disqualified below Article 63(1)(p) of the Constitution.
