Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, on Friday, April 3, approached a high court for an early hearing of their appeals in a case related to unlawfully selling state gifts.
The couple was sentenced to 14 years in the Toshakhana-I case on January 31, 2024, for unlawfully selling state gifts, and they challenged the conviction in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), which suspended the sentences in April, 2024.
In the latest petitions in the IHC, they sought early fixation of appeals against conviction for final adjudication.
Khan argued that the trial court’s judgment was passed without the “proper application of judicial mind” and suffers from a “serious misreading and non-reading of material evidence”.
The petitions also highlighted Khan’s medical condition, specifically “right central retinal vein occlusion,” noting that the necessary treatment is unavailable within the premises of Adiala Jail.
The couple also raised serious concerns regarding their inability to meet with their legal counsel in Adiala Jail.
Both Khan and Bushra have been incarcerated in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, after the conviction in the Al-Qadir Trust case in January last year.
They also filed other petitions under Section 561-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, requesting that the court direct the jail authorities to facilitate unhindered meetings with their legal team for necessary consultations.
In a separate move, Bushra also filed an application seeking a decision on the merits regarding her plea for the suspension of her sentence in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
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