Lawyer tells Islamabad court docket Imran can’t seem for Toshakhana indictment due to tight schedule – Pakistan

A member of the PTI’s authorized staff on Tuesday sought an exemption of celebration chief Imran Khan from an in-person look earlier than an Islamabad periods’ court docket within the Toshakhana reference whereby his indictment is anticipated at this time.

Toshakhana case is likely one of the 4 circumstances together with international funding, terrorism and tried homicide during which the ex-premier is because of seem in individual in numerous courts of Islamabad.

Further Classes Choose Zafar Iqbal presided over the listening to of the case.

On the outset of the listening to, PTI counsel Ali Bukhari mentioned his shopper had left for Islamabad for his look in two courts within the judicial advanced. “He will be unable to look on this court docket at this time,” the lawyer mentioned.

He requested the court docket to adjourn the listening to for 5 days.

Nevertheless, the ECP’s counsel opposed the request, saying the PTI chief didn’t need to seem earlier than the court docket. “This isn’t the priority of the court docket that how far the celebration head is touring from to achieve the court docket.”

He identified that Imran might additionally seem earlier than this court docket if he was coming to the judicial advanced.

The PTI lawyer mentioned his shopper might come to the court docket if he acquired free of different two circumstances inside the judicial operational timings.

“He must also come right here as indictment is pending. As soon as indicted, he can head to different courts,” the choose responded.

The lawyer mentioned, “Khawaja Haris is representing Imran on this explicit case and he can’t come right here at this time.”

The choose took a break within the listening to.

Earlier, the previous premier left for Islamabad with celebration leaders to look in courts, the celebration mentioned on its official Twitter account.

It mentioned numerous individuals welcomed Imran and his caravan at completely different spots alongside the motorway because the celebration chief headed for his look within the courts.

The banking and the anti-terrorism courts are situated within the judicial advanced in Sector G-11, whereas the periods court docket is housed at F-8 Kacheri within the capital.

Toshakhana case

The ECP had in November 2022 approached the Islamabad periods court docket with a duplicate of the Toshakhana reference, looking for proceedings in opposition to Imran underneath legal regulation for allegedly deceptive officers concerning the presents he obtained from international dignitaries throughout his tenure because the prime minister.

Terrorism case

In another action, a terrorism case was filed in opposition to Imran in Oct 2022 at Islamabad’s Sangjani Police Station after PTI employees took to the streets and held demonstrations outdoors ECP places of work throughout the nation, after it disqualified the previous prime minister within the Toshakhana reference.

Murder attempt charges

The disqualification of Imran within the Toshakhana case had sparked protests in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, particularly at Faizabad, ensuing within the arrest of three individuals — a PTI lawmaker and his two police guards.

The conflict between the protesters and police had began outdoors the Election Fee of Pakistan quickly after the decision disqualifying Imran Khan when the KP police guard of MNA Saleh Mohammad fired a gunshot.

Prohibited funding case

The fourth case pertained to the FIA wherein the agency had in October 2022 booked Imran and different PTI leaders in reference to their celebration allegedly receiving prohibited funding. The case was filed by the state by means of FIA’s Company Banking Circle in Islamabad.

In September final 12 months, the ECP had issued its verdict within the prohibited funding case — beforehand known as the international funding case — in opposition to the PTI, which acknowledged that the celebration did certainly obtain prohibited funding.