ISLAMABAD: PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have sought relief from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against their arrest in the Toshakhana case.
The petition argues that the arrest is illegal and requests their immediate release. It also requests that any future arrests in related cases be subject to the high court’s orders.
The petition has been filed through Barrister Salman Safdar and Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry.
Previously, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and wife, Bushra Bibi were interrogated for four hours at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a recently filed case related to the sale of state gifts (Toshakhana).
A team from Rawalpindi’s accountability watchdog, led by Deputy Director Mohsin Haroon, interrogated the PTI founder and his wife, the couple was recently acquitted in the Iddat case by a sessions court.
Judge Afzal Majoka’s short order stated to release Imran and Bushra Bibi unless they were wanted in other cases, the couple was technically free until the government charged them with a new NAB case.
According to jail sources, the NAB team questioned the couple about the gifts and their sale related to the Toshakhana.
Sources stated that questions were raised about the underpricing of a Bulgari set.
Jail sources revealed that the NAB team recorded the arrest of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana case on 13 July.
The court had approved an eight-day physical remand on 14 July, directing that the interrogation be conducted in jail.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s founding leader Imran Khan has challenged in the Lahore High Court a decisionAn Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore to remand him in physical custody in 12 cases related to the May 9, 2023 violence.
Imran Khan has instead requested the court on Thursday to delcare the ATC’s earler ruling null and void.
The PTI has filed petitions through Barrister Salman Safdar, asserting that the ATC did not properly assess the records when granting physical remand.
They highlighted negligence in previous police investigations and the disregard for legal considerations during the remand process.
Previously, an ATC in Lahore had approved a 10-day physical remand of PTI founder in 12 cases related to the May 9 incidents. Imran Khan had appeared via WhatsApp video call from Adiala Jail for the hearing during which he denied responsibility for the incidents. –Agencies
