JK News Today
Jammu, May 10 A court in Pakistan has indicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Toshakhana case , in which a case has been made against him for misappropriation of the national treasure, . This indictment has come a day after his arrest and within hours after National accountability court reserved its judgment in Qadir trust case , in which Khan is alleged to have laundered money .
This has multiplied Imran Khan’s legal troubles even when his supporters have taken to streets all across Pakistan to protest his arrest. They have caused havoc at places, stormed the army cantonments and residence of high-ranking military officers .
His arrest was described as a surprise move by Express Tribune on Friday afternoon . The newspaper reported that the surprise move ensued violent clashes across the country, with hundreds of party workers including former federal minister Ali Zaidi, being apprehended.
Meanwhile, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) took notice of Khan’s arrest but later declared the detention legal while announcing the reserved verdict. Now, Khan’s legal team intends to challenge his arrest in the Supreme Court today.
Accountability court reserves verdict on plea for PTI chief’s remand , the report in express Tribune said.
Imran Khan was presented before an accountability court for proceedings of Al-Qadir Trust case, currently underway at a special location in Islamabad today.
As soon as the much-anticipated hearing of case against PTI chief began, NAB officials sought a 14-day remand of the former premier.
Later, the court reserved its verdict on the NAB’s request for Khan’s remand.
Today’s hearing
At the outset of the hearing, the NAB sought a 14-day physical remand; however, the PTI lawyers opposed the request.
Sources told Geo News that Khan’s legal team was earlier denied permission to meet the party chief ahead of the hearing; however, once the hearing began Khan held discussions — during a hearing break — with lawyers Khawaja Haris, Faisal Chaudhry, Ali Gohar, and Ali Bukhari.
Several officials of the anti-graft watchdog including Special Prosecutor Rafay Maqsood, Deputy Prosecutor Muzaffar Abbasi, Prosecutor Sardar Zulqarnain and investigation officer Mian Umar Nadeem were present in the court.
The NAB prosecutor informed the additional sessions judge Mohammad Bashir that Khan was shown warrants at the time of arrest; however, the PTI chief denied the claims saying that he saw the arrest warrants after reaching the NAB office.
Abbasi assured the judge that all necessary documents will be provided to the PTI chief’s lawyers. The judge, taking a break, directed the legal team to hold discussions with Khan as the former complained that the authorities did not allow them to meet their client before the hearing.
When the hearing resumed after the break, Khawaja Haris argued about the legality of Khan’s arrest.
Sharing the details of the case, Abbasi said that the money was seized by the UK’s National Crime Agency and sent it back to the Government of Pakistan.
After the completion of the lawyer Haris’s argument, Khan complained that which record is the anti-graft watch dog seeking that he is not sharing with the officials.
“The NAB is saying they want to compile the records,” Khan said, questioning when did he deny access to any of the records.
The former prime minister added that all transactions were made after the approval of the cabinet. Recalling yesterday’s events, Khan urged the judges to summon his team of doctors, especially Dr Faisal.
