close

Former Pak PM Imran leaves for Islamabad for Toshkhana case hearing

A local court in Islamabad is set to resume on Saturday the hearing of Toshakhana case against former Prime Minister Imran Khan

IANS IANS Islamabad
Imran Khan

A local court in Islamabad is set to resume on Saturday the hearing of Toshakhana case against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who avoided arrest despite a protracted effort by law enforcement personnel to apprehend him for skipping multiple previous hearings.

The PTI leader is scheduled to appear before the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Zafar Iqbal to attend proceedings on the complaint filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for allegedly concealing details of gifts in his assets declarations.

Accompanied by a convoy of his party workers, the PTI chief has departed from his residence in Zaman Park, Lahore, and is en route to Islamabad, according to the party, Dawn reported.

The government on Friday shifted the venue of the additional sessions court to a comparatively safer Judicial Complex for the hearing of the case after the PTI raised security concerns, Dawn reported.

The Chief Commissioner Office Islamabad issued a notification declaring Court No 1 Judicial Complex at G-11 as the venue for the hearing of the case filed by the district election commissioner against Imran, terming it a "one-time dispensation".

In the last hearing on Thursday, the court rejected Imran's plea seeking the suspension of non-bailable arrest warrants issued for him, Dawn reported.

Also Read

Toshkhana controversy: Want to return Graff watch, says Dubai businessman

IND vs PAK T20 World Highlights: Last ball win for India, Virat the hero

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan blames govt, spy agency for shooting

NZ vs PAK T20 World Cup SF Highlights: Rizwan, Babar take Pakistan to final

PAK vs ENG T20 World Cup Final Live Streaming: When, how to watch in India

International Criminal Court justified in issuing warrant for Putin: Biden

Violent protests erupt in France over Macron's retirement age push

Law officials in New York discuss security in case of Trump indictment

ICC issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over Ukraine war crimes

Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav elected as the third Vice President of Nepal

--IANS

int/kvd

First Published: Mar 18 2023 | 9:30 AM IST