Toshakhana case: Pakistan court dismisses ousted PM Imran Khan and his wife's petitions against anti-corruption agency
The Hindu
A top court in Islamabad has dismissed the petitions filed by ousted prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi against the NAB call-up notices in Toshakhana corruption case.
A top court in Islamabad has dismissed the petitions filed by ousted prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi against the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) call-up notices in the Toshakhana corruption case.
A two-member Islamabad High Court bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Babar Sattar on April 27 declared the petitions ineffective, The News International reported.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief has been in the crosshairs for buying gifts, including an expensive Graff wristwatch he had received as the premier at a discounted price from the State depository called Toshakhana, and selling them for profit.
He was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan in October 2022 for not sharing details of the sales.
The election body later filed a complaint with the district court to punish him, under criminal laws, for selling the gifts he had received as prime minister of the country.
Imran Khan has vehemently denied those charges.
The NAB in its response to the petitions of 70-year-old Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi contended that the petitioners challenged the notices dated February 17 and March 16 while the bureau had also sent them a third call-up notice.
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