[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has approached the Supreme Court on Saturday to seek the suspension of his conviction in the Toshakhana case until the final judgment on his pending appeal in the federal capital’s high court. Represented by Advocate Latif Khosa, Imran filed an appeal against the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) decision, asserting his right to challenge the ruling and arguing that being declared ineligible before the elections violates his fundamental rights.
Expressing concerns about the swift decision of the election commission, Imran requested the apex court to nullify the IHC decision and suspend the sentencing in the Toshakhana case. Urging the court to expedite proceedings due to the upcoming general elections, he emphasized that the leader of the country’s “largest political party” should not be excluded from participating in the electoral process and requested the suspension of the decision in the Toshakhana case to enable his participation.
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The dismissal of Imran’s application by the capital’s high court on Tuesday effectively eliminates the possibility of the PTI founder contesting the upcoming general elections scheduled for February 8, 2024. The IHC’s division bench, led by Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, unveiled its order on Imran’s application seeking the suspension of his conviction in the gift repository case.
The trial court had convicted Imran on August 5 in a case related to the misuse of the state’s gift repository—Toshkhana—and sentenced him to three years in prison. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified Imran as a lawmaker on August 8, following his conviction. Imran had approached the IHC against the trial court’s order, and the IHC division suspended his sentence on August 28.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
