The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday decided to halt proceedings on a plea challenging the remand of the Toshakhana case until the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) decision on another petition seeking the suspension of the former premier’s sentence.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday adjourned the hearing for an appeal filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan against his conviction and sentence in the Toshakhana case till tomorrow (Friday).
A three-member SC bench, comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, had taken up the plea, with the CJP observing: “Prima facie, the decision by the additional sessions judge contains defects, but we will not intervene at this stage; rather wait for the outcome of the high court decision.”
Meanwhile, the IHC resumed the hearing on Thursday, the same day the Supreme Court was hearing similar pleas by the PTI chief against the conviction in Toshakhana case.
On Thursday, the IHC adjourned the hearing till tomorrow (Friday), while the SC is likely to resume the hearing next week.
On August 5, Imran was arrested from his Lahore residence shortly after a district and sessions court in the federal capital found him guilty in the Toshakhana case and sentenced him to three years in prison. He is currently being kept in Attock Jail.
